The EU has given TikTok 24 hours to provide details about its payment-for-views Lite app feature
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TikTok Lite launched in France and Spain this month after being available in Asia for several years. As the name suggests, it has a smaller install size than the standard version of the app and requires less data usage. It's also designed mostly for watching videos – users cannot createRead Entire Article

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