TikTok exec explains social media company's algorithm and efforts to keep children safe
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The video-sharing app TikTok has evolved into a site that covers all parts of life—everything from recipes to clothing to trending challenges.
According to The Pew Research Center, half of American adults under 30 use TikTok. In just five short years since its launch in 2016, the Chinese-born app has exploded in popularity.
According to the company, more than one billion users sign on to scroll monthly, many of them kids. But there are concerns about what young users are seeing as they scroll their "for you page" and the impact it is having on their mental health.
A cybercriminal group claims it stole personal data belonging to more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers. Although the event ticketing service, owned by Live Nation Entertainment, hasn't confirmed the attack, security experts warn that it could put users of the platform at risk for a range of scams.
Two climbers were waiting to be rescued near the peak of Denali, a colossal mountain that towers over miles of vast tundra in southern Alaska, officials said Wednesday. Originally part of a three-person team that became stranded near the top of the mountain, the climbers put out a distress call more than 30 hours earlier suggesting they were hypothermic and unable to descend on their own, according to the National Park Service.