There’s bipartisan concern in Congress about TikTok. The app is owned by a Chinese parent company and collects vast sums of data from its users including location, keystrokes and biometrics. Now, a senator is raising the alarm about Chinese-owned finance apps that also collect sensitive personal information but have largely flown under the radar compared…

Montana is the first state to ban the use of TikTok. The state cited fears that the Chinese-owned company is stealing the private data of its U.S. users. “The Chinese Communist Party using TikTok to spy on Americans, violate their privacy, and collect their personal, private, and sensitive information is well-documented,” Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte,…

According to an advisory issued by the U.S. surgeon general, developing young brains are in danger. The official is calling it the worst mental health crisis in recent memory.  Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a warning Tuesday, May 23, about social media and the impact it has on kids and teens. In the advisory, he…

A Maryland public school district is suing Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. It is claiming that the social media giants and Big Tech are partially responsible for a worsening mental health crisis and rise in bullying among school children. The 200-page lawsuit, filed by Prince George’s County Public Schools, alleges that social media companies…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that an investigation is underway after an 8-year-old girl has died while in their custody in Texas. And Montana has become it the first state in the nation to enact an outright ban on the social media platform TikTok. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday,…