The European Commission issued preliminary findings accusing TikTok of breaching the DSA because its For You recommendation system can trap users in 'rabbit holes' of repetitive content tied to sadness, isolation or body image. The Commission said TikTok failed to properly assess or mitigate these risks, noting that the 'not interested' button may not meaningfully change a user's feed. TikTok disputed the findings as inaccurate, while the case stems from a broader ongoing EU investigation into the platform.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-06
Chinese tech giants ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have reportedly placed orders worth over $35 billion for more than 3 million Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPUs, according to Reuters sources. The RTX Pro 5500 is export-compliant under current U.S. restrictions, but the order volume reportedly exceeds Nvidia's entire planned 2027 global production, prompting Nvidia to tell customers it can't fulfill the full demand.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-20
Speaking at the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said AI could enable significant breakthroughs in physics, biotech, chemistry and materials science within two to three years. He cited ByteDance's Seed research team, which released Protenix-v2 in April, a model aimed at predicting biomolecular structures for potential use in drug discovery.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-12
Meta confirmed it has banned advertising from TikTok's parent ByteDance in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, extending to third-party advertisers promoting TikTok campaigns there. A Meta spokesperson said the company has no obligation to run ads for a competitor seeking to draw users away from its apps. The move follows TikTok's earlier removal of Instagram and Facebook profile links.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-09
Meta has banned advertising from TikTok parent ByteDance across its platforms in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, effective Thursday. The policy covers ByteDance ads, paid marketing messages, and third-party ads linking to TikTok. Meta spokesperson Christopher Sgro called it a normal business practice of not promoting a competitor's app.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-09
TikTok has settled with Alabama over allegations it designed its app to addict teens and children, agreeing to pay at least $100 million and adopt new safety measures. The deal, reached just before the case was set to go to trial, marks TikTok's first state-level settlement of this kind, though more than a dozen other states still have similar lawsuits pending against the app.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-26
UK neocloud firm Nscale disclosed in documents tied to its US IPO that a ByteDance subsidiary called Spring accounted for $24 million of its $33 million 2025 revenue, giving Spring access to 2,304 Nvidia B200 chips at Nscale's Glomfjord, Norway facility. The ByteDance link surfaced not in Nscale's S-1 but in a supporting $105 million loan document with Macquarie, and the Financial Times reports the arrangement was legal under current US export rules.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-23
New rules from China's Cyberspace Administration and other agencies, effective July 15, regulate AI services that simulate human personality and provide continuous emotional interaction. Ahead of enforcement, Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent removed the ability for users to customize their general-purpose chatbots into personal companions, prompting an outpouring of grief from users who described losing what felt like real relationships.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-09-14
The U.S. Department of Justice settled its lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated companies for $400 million over repeated violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The suit, filed in 2024, alleged TikTok let children under 13 create standard accounts outside its restricted Kids Mode, collected their data without parental consent, and failed to delete accounts when parents requested it. TikTok will pay $300 million immediately, with an additional $100 million due if a court vacates an earlier 2019 consent decree tied to its predecessor app, Musical.ly.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-24
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