Meet the Filipino founders building businesses on TikTok Shop, Shopee
From contact lenses and Mangyan honey to baby clothes and the latest gadgets, here’s how Filipino entrepreneurs are using e-commerce platforms to turn their dreams into businesses
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TikTok agrees to $400 million US children’s privacy settlement
TikTok and ByteDance settle US privacy allegations for $400 million, enhancing protections for children’s online data.
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UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year
More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe experienced at least one form of sexual abuse or exploitation on online platforms in the year before being surveyed, UNICEF estimates
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TAT partners with TikTok to advance creator-powered tourism
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand has partnered with TikTok to promote creator-powered tourism through the TikTok LIVE Community Fest 2026, an event that gathered more than 300 top live creators from Southeast Asia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia to experience and showcase Thailand to a global audience, NBT WORLD reported. TAT Inspires […]
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TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.
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Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards
The safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to determine whether it made the app less engaging.
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TikTok explores peer-to-peer payments via DMs, report says
If rolled out, the feature would use the social media service’s TikTok Pay offering, which is already available in Southeast Asia for TikTok Shop purchases.
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Tubi joins forces with popular TikTokers to create original streaming content
Tubi launched its “Creatorverse Incubator” to help TikTokers create original shows exclusively for the streaming service.
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TikTok ads are about to get a tad more disruptive
One new ad format displays another brand’s logo alongside TikTok’s on the launch page when users open the app.
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US court rules Meta, others must face thousands of social media addiction suits
(1st UPDATE) A US appeals court allows over 3,000 lawsuits against Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat to proceed, claiming these companies designed their products to be addictive to young users
