TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

BUCHAREST, Romania — TikTok took down several networks that tried to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers. The video-sharing platform is a focus of controversy in the Eastern European country after far-right outsider Calin Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner in the vote,…

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Megan Rapinoe defends Barbra Banda with soccer star embroiled in gender row after JK Rowling attack

By OLIVER SALT Published: 20:59 EST, 28 November 2024 | Updated: 21:04 EST, 28 November 2024 Former United States women’s captain Megan Rapinoe has leapt to the defense of Barbra Banda amid fierce controversy surrounding the Zambia soccer player’s gender. Banda, 24, is the latest women’s sports star facing questions over her gender after she…

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‘I accept the blame, it’s fine’: Tan Jianhao defends iShowSpeed after copping flak over livestreamer’s failed stream in Singapore, Lifestyle News

After being on the receiving end of flak from fans of US livestreamer iShowSpeed, following his first failed livestream in Singapore last month, Singaporean YouTuber and entrepreneur Tan Jianhao is ready to say his piece. Jianhao had helped to make logistical arrangements for the controversial YouTube star’s trip to Singapore within short notice after the…

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Telegram CEO defends himself against French charges in first public comments

PARIS — Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov promised to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app, his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform’s use for criminal activity. In a Telegram post late Thursday, Durov defended himself against the French judicial investigation, suggesting…

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