TikTok

The new measures are expected to come into force in spring 2027

Decision to cut roles in the city-state is part of move to strengthen the operating model for trust and safety

From Aug 1, the platforms must collect and pass on income tax on sales made by small- and medium-sized sellers

It plans to expand in South-east Asia, identifying Vietnam and Thailand as key growth markets

The surge comes amid the success of ByteDance’s video app, as well as its Doubao AI chatbot

It signifies growing pressure worldwide on Big Tech to do more to address the negative impacts of social media

The approvals include a large-scale data infrastructure expansion by a local unit of TikTok valued at 842 billion baht

Trump opposes digital services taxes on US tech giants and has threatened tariffs on countries that pursue them

Australia last year became the first country to ban social media for children under 16