Daily Archives: August 24, 2020

After restricting access to a popular group with posts critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook is planning legal action against the Thai government, which the social media giant says forced it to restrict content deemed to be illegal. On Monday, Reuters reported access to Royalist Marketplace had been blocked within Thailand. Users there who try to […]

After restricting a group critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook says ...

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TikTok fights its U.S. ban, Twitter takes action against another Trump tweet and Unity files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for August 24, 2020. The big story: TikTok sues the U.S. government TikTok is fighting back against the Trump administration’s decision to ban the popular video app in the U.S. market (unless […]

Daily Crunch: TikTok sues the US government

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Triller, an app that functions similarly to TikTok, has inked a strategic partnership with a platform owned by India’s richest man to cash in on the Chinese app’s ban in its biggest international market. The Los Angeles-headquartered firm said on Monday it has partnered with Reliance’s JioSaavn music app to embed Triller videos into the […]

TikTok-rival Triller inks deal with Reliance’s JioSaavn in India push

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Facebook France is going to pay $125 million (€106 million) in back taxes according to business magazine Capital — Facebook confirmed the agreement to both Capital and Reuters. French tax authorities raided Facebook’s offices in Paris in 2012 and later opened an investigation on unpaid taxes covering activities between 2009 and 2018. According to the […]

Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes in France, ...

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