Two senators give TikTok until 1 September to explain its safety test
20-08-2026 15:53 via thenextweb.com

Two senators give TikTok until 1 September to explain its safety test

Two US senators have written to TikTok about an experiment that switched off a safety feature for roughly 15 million American users. Their letter runs to four pages and sets out 13 questions. It gives the company until 1 September to reply. The senators call the decision to run the test “depraved”. Republican Marsha Blackburn […]
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