TikTok prank: how cybercriminals are convincing victims

A popular hoax on TikTok involves calling friends and telling them that a sizable sum of money is about to be deducted from their account using an automated answering machine voice.

Time spent on TikTok will soon be manageable for users

TikTok will also launch weekly digital well-being prompts for the community’s younger members. When users aged 13 to 17 spend more than 100 minutes on the app in a single day.

Tech remains ‘most valuable industry’: Brand Finance Global List

Though there are 50 tech brands featuring in the latest ranking, more than 50 percent of the total brand value has been accounted for by Apple ($355b), Microsoft ($184.2b) and Samsung Group ($107.3b).

How Social Media is helping musicians

To reach new viewers and listeners, musicians can distribute their content on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Youtube. Content can depict a musician’s genre and personality in the form of music videos, lyrics, photos, or skits.

Instagram and teens: A quick guide for parents to keep their kids safe

“Safety notices in DMs will notify young people. For example, if an adult is sending a large amount of friend or message requests to people under 18, we’ll use this tool to alert the recipients within their DMs and give them an option to end the conversation, or block, report, or restrict the adult”, Instagram announced in March 2021.