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WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday. The app, which Congress has already banned from federal government devices, has come under increasing criticism because of concern that China’s government could use… Source link

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The move signals growing bipartisan concern about the world’s most popular app. Colorado Senator Michael Bennet (D) has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, citing concerns that the app could share private American user data with China or be manipulated by the Chinese government to subtly influence U.S. public discourse. In a letter sent to the companies on… Source link

Cavan Images/Getty Images It’s not easy being Google. There you were, lauding it over everyone, bathing in unimaginably large advertising revenues, and actually telling people you do no evil. But then came internal discontent, governmental lawsuits, ChatGPT, and a general perception that the company has turned a little sad. Please don’t worry, Google, I’m going to make it a little worse for you.  more Technically Incorrect Or, rather, TikTok is. The somewhat controversial dance entertainment… Source link

Cavan Images/Getty Images It’s not easy being Google. There you were, lauding it over everyone, bathing in unimaginably large advertising revenues, and actually telling people you do no evil. But then came internal discontent, governmental lawsuits, ChatGPT, and a general perception that the company has turned a little sad. Please don’t worry, Google, I’m going to make it a little worse for you.  more Technically Incorrect Or, rather, TikTok is. The somewhat controversial dance entertainment… Source link

Chinnapong Both Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) for years have been competing with each other in the video segment of a broader digital advertising market. While the former managed to take the lead thanks to the aggressive growth of YouTube in recent years, the latter nevertheless has been actively exploring options on how to narrow the gap by promoting various video products within Facebook and Instagram. However, the rise of short-form video content… Source link

2022 marked the first year since 2014 that Google and Meta’s advertising market share dropped below 50%, standing at 48.4%. By the end of 2023, that number is expected to drop to 44.9%. What’s going on. Amazon, ByteDance’s TikTok and streaming services like Netflix are continuing to increase their foothold. People are spending less time online on sites like Google and Meta, so it’s no surprise that they’re facing hurdles, despite still… Source link

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The traditional dominance of Google and Facebook in digital advertising is facing a growing challenge from Amazon.com Inc., TikTok and streaming services, new research says. In 2022, Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, -0.85%   GOOG, -0.93% Google, Meta Platforms Inc.’s META, +2.41% Facebook and their respective subsidiaries accounted for a combined 48.4% of U.S. digital-ad spending, according to estimates… Source link

The traditional dominance of Google and Facebook in digital advertising is facing a growing challenge from Amazon.com Inc., TikTok and streaming services, new research says. In 2022, Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, -1.48%   GOOG, -1.46% Google, Meta Platforms Inc.’s META, +1.88% Facebook and their respective subsidiaries accounted for a combined 48.4% of U.S. digital-ad spending, according to estimates… Source link

Amazon (AMZN) has begun rolling out a short-form video and photo feed in its app. Though the feature, called Inspire, immediately drew comparisons to TikTok, Oliver Messenger, director of Amazon Shopping, told Yahoo Finance Live that it wasn’t TikTok’s success that encouraged the company to build Inspire – it was customer feedback. “We spend a lot of time listening to customers,” said Messenger. “We have survey sessions, we have usability labs, and there are also ways within the app… Source link