Major U.S. investment firms such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna and Sequoia Capital own stakes in ByteDance, the parent of TikTok. Their investments are increasingly under fire.
Category: Social Media
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Trump’s Media Company Gets Lofty Valuation on First Trading Day
Trump Media & Technology Group, fresh from a merger with a cash-rich shell company, started trading on the Nasdaq, adding billions of dollars to the former president’s wealth.
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Lofty Valuation Carries Trump’s Social Media Company Into First Trading Day
Trump Media & Technology Group, fresh from a merger with a cash-rich shell company, is set to trade Tuesday on the Nasdaq, adding billions of dollars to the former president’s wealth.
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Boeing Jokes Are a Favorite on TikTok. Guess Who’s Not Laughing.
Social media users have managed to turn the troubled airplane manufacturer’s headlines into punchlines, though some play fast and loose with the specifics.
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DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14
A new Florida law also requires apps like TikTok and Snapchat to obtain a parent’s consent before giving accounts to 14- and 15-year-olds.
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Trump’s Multibillion-Dollar Social Media Company Will Start Trading on Tuesday
Trump Media & Technology Group completed a deal to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corp., a cash-rich shell company. The merger increases the former president’s net worth by roughly $3 billion.
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Young Chinese Embrace ‘Gross Outfits’ at Work
The social media movement is the latest sign that some of China’s young people are resisting the compulsion to strive.
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Famously Obstinate, Bill Ackman Is Now Real-Life Famous. What Next?
The hedge-funder who loves a public crusade — and taking charge — is on to a new stage of his career: online warrior.
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First He Came For Cancel Culture. Now He Wants to Cancel Smartphones
The N.Y.U. professor Jonathan Haidt became a favorite in Silicon Valley for his work on what he called the “coddling” of young people. Now, he has an idea for fixing Gen Z.
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Trump Media Merger Is Approved, Providing Fresh Source of Cash
The deal will pump money into Trump Media, which will allow Truth Social to keep operating. Mr. Trump’s personal stake in the company will be worth more than $3 billion on paper.
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The Trustbuster Who Has Apple and Google in His Sights
Jonathan Kanter, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, made his boldest move on Thursday by accusing Apple of antitrust violations.
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India’s TikTok Ban: What Lessons Does It Hold for the U.S.
The United States is agonizing over the possibility of a ban, but India did it at a stroke. Indians adjusted quickly, and Instagram and YouTube built big audiences.