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US senators call for close look at TikTok

Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about U.S. users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok.    

In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairwoman Lina Khan, the senators urged her to scrutinize how well TikTok safeguards private data.   

A 19-year-old Boy was Found Dead in the yard of the School in a Bulgarian Village

The lifeless body of a 19-year-old boy was found in the yard of the school in the Plovdiv village of Skutare, the police announced.

A report about this was filed yesterday at noon on emergency number 112. There is no evidence of violence, and it is most likely a health problem, the autopsy will show more details, the police specified.

Head of Petkov’s Office: Spokespeople for Russia receive 4,000 BGN Per Month in Bulgaria

"Spokespeople for Russia's position in Bulgaria often do not act completely free of charge. The Bulgarian services have data on this since February, since the beginning of the attack on Ukraine. The 'reward' is BGN 4,000 (EUR 2,038) per month".

This was reported on Saturday by Lena Borislavova, head of the office of the resigned Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, on Radio "Darik".

YouTube Shorts touts 1.5 bln users, taking on rival TikTok

YouTube said that more than 1.5 billion people monthly tune into its Shorts video service, which competes with global sensation TikTok.

Alphabet-owned YouTube and Facebook-parent Meta both added short-form video sharing formats to their services after TikTok, which late last year said it topped a billion users, became the rage.

Vucic with Çavuşoğlu: "Open and friendly conversation" PHOTO

The President wrote with the photo: "As always, I had an open and friendly conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, with whom I discussed the most important current geopolitical issues, but also the potential for further expansion of cooperation in investment, infrastructure and energy."

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