Kickboxer throws down challenge to Pakistan’s TikTok ban
UMAR FAROOQ A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok, the video sharing app on which
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TikTok apologises for censoring LGBT+ content
UMBERTO BACCHI TIK TOK has apologised for suppressing LGBT+ content in the past, with a director telling British lawmakers on
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U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users fear losing ‘safe space’ as Trump bans downloads
RACHEL SAVAGE U.S. LGBT+ TikTok users said they feared losing a popular community platform and valued “safe space” after the
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China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale – sources
KEITH ZHAI, YINGZHI YANG and JULIE ZHU BEIJING opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner
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Egypt orders arrests after Instagram account exposes gang rape
MENNA A FAROUK EGYPTIAN authorities have ordered the arrests of a group of men accused of being involved in a
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LGBT+ conversion therapy survivors share stories on TikTok
RACHEL SAVAGE WHEN Mike Dorn told his parents he was gay, aged 15, they tried to make him straight by
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Egypt’s sex assault accusations spotlight social stigmas
MAI SHAMS ELDIN WHEN dozens of Egyptians began posting accounts of sexual assault on social media last month, activists sensed
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Why some governments fear even teens on TikTok
IN Egypt, teenager Menna Abdel Aziz used social media to ask for protection after a sexual assault. She was arrested
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Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal
GREG ROUMELIOTIS, ECHO WANG and MATT SPETALNICK US President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the
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Egypt jails five women influencers over TikTok posts
MENNA A FAROUK AN Egyptian court has sentenced five female social media influencers to two years each in prison after
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