TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EU

TikTok has attracted the ire of the European Union over its protection of children who use the video sharing platform. The European Commission announced preliminary findings today under the Digital Services Act (DSA) that offer specific issues to address. The Commission suggests that TikTok should adjust the default settings of minors’ “public” accounts so the … Read more

Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok – changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a “reimagined experience” later this year that will put a subset of … Read more

Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups. In response to complaints about the LG bloatware, Microsoft’s Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, said that LG has agreed to immediately disable the McAfee pop-up from its LG Monitor App Installer, and pledged that Microsoft will “keep … Read more

Cross-Border Payments on Crypto Infrastructure: The $857 Billion Opportunity

Cross-Border Payments on Crypto Infrastructure: The $857 Billion Opportunity Behind the Financial Super App The average cost of sending $200 internationally remains around 6-7%, with sub-Saharan Africa seeing transaction fees reach 8.78% per transfer. Across the $857 billion annual remittance market this friction represents tens of billions in capital lost to intermediaries. These structural inefficiencies … Read more