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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.
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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.
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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".
Global 5G Adoption to Hit One Billion in 2022 (infographic)
According to estimates from Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, the number of 5G smartphone subscriptions worldwide will blow past one billion this year
Twitter employees freak out at Elon Musk saying “All Lives Matter”
“I think an important goal for Twitter would be to try to include as, as much of the country, as much of the world as possible,” he said
Share Your Experience: Meta’s Content Removal
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Which Video Streaming Services are Available in Bulgaria and What do They Offer
A couple of days ago, a new big player joined the video streaming market in Bulgaria. Disney + announced that from June 14 their platform will be available in 14 Central and Eastern European countries, including Bulgaria.
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."