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TikTok algorithm promotes pro-Chinese Communist Party content and suppresses criticism, new study says: Company fires back, calling it ‘fiction’

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TikTok algorithm promotes pro-Chinese Communist Party content and suppresses criticism, new study says: Company fires back, calling it ‘fiction’

A study by Institute for Network Contagion Research or NCRI in collaboration with Rutgers University suggests that ByteDanceThe algorithm of the company’s own social media platform TikTok promotes content that favors the Chinese government. What happened: Building on the December 2023 findings, the study found “compelling and strong circumstantial evidence” that TikTok content is manipulated […]

Disney characters join Fortnite in latest collaboration with Epic Games – Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)

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Disney characters join Fortnite in latest collaboration with Epic Games – Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS)

Epic Games is expanding its popular Battle Royale game Fortnite through a new collaboration with The Walt Disney Company DISin which various characters from Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar are introduced. The collaboration was announced at the Disney Experiences Showcase during D23 2024. Starting August 12, Fortnite players will be able to experience the arrival […]