Italy’s regulator fears Chinese-owned Tik Tok intends to target minors based on its recent notification to users of plans to do ad targeting with no accompanying request for consent. These concerns are compounded by Tik Tok’s laxity in vetting kids’ ages.
Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2022 looks across 46 countries and multiple age groups and finds news this year is in trouble, after last year’s uptick in consumption and in trust. Now, distrust has grown both in the news itself and in the outlets that supply it. Fatigue and apathy are weighing heavily following COVID and amidst concern about climate, political upheaval and economic uncertainty.
The move comes in response to the Supreme Court’s abortion decision and focuses on information related to reproductive care and abortion.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.