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Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress
Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress
Technology
by  AFP

The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The House of Representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on TikTok, but the measure got held up in the Senate.

Mass protests in Canary Islands decry overtourism
Mass protests in Canary Islands decry overtourism
Economy
by  AFP

Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets across Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday to demand changes to the model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. Organisers say mass tourism perpetuates an economic model that harms local residents and are demanding the authorities limit the numbers.