The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form the new TikTok US joint venture
23 January,2026 08:43 AM IST | Washington | AP-1768215126249_d.png "Meta urges Australia to reconsider under-16 social media ban")
Australia introduced the legislation on December 10, 2025, requiring major social media platforms to prevent users aged under 16 from holding accounts. Companies that fail to take what the law describes as “reasonable steps” to enforce the ban face fines of up to 49.5 million dollars
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The local administration had initially issued a prohibitory order on Monday afternoon in parts of the district, but both groups staged simultaneous protests, defying the order, prompting authorities to impose a curfew
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In her final TikTok before 2026, Jojo Siwa teased some potential upcoming projects in a video of her lipsyncing to her 2016 song Boomerang, and subsequently changed her name on her profile
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