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in TechnologyHow many people use TikTok in the EU?
Answer: By February 2023. TikTok had an average of 125 million active users in the EU. In October 2022, there were 65.9 million TikTok users in the US, with two-thirds of teens using it. The number of Canadians on TikTok is relatively small (26%), but 76% of people 18-24 have an account._x000D_
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in TechnologyWhat is Meta Verified?
Answer: On Feb. 19, 2023, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. announced Meta Verified as a premium subscription service. Users who pay a monthly fee get blue check marks, improved reach, extra impersonation protection against accounts “claiming to be you,” and direct access to customer service. Users must submit a government ID to…
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in PopHow many kids does Madonna have?
Answer: Madonna has six children: two biological and four adopted. She gave birth to her daughter Lourdes in 1996 and her son Rocco in 2000 before adopting four children from Malawi: David in 2006, Mercy in 2009, and twins Estere and Stella in 2017. Madonna recently recovered from a bacterial infection that forced her to…
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According to an Anti-Defamation League survey released in June 2022, members of which communities were more likely than any other group to experience harassment on social media?
Answer: According to an Anti-Defamation League survey released on June 21, 2022, members of LGBTQ+ communities were more likely than any other group to experience harassment on social media. Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ respondents said they had been harassed online, and 53% said the harassment was a result of their sexual orientation. 39% of Asian American…
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in TechnologyWhat does the new Facebook Feed tab include?
Answer: Facebook announced on July 21, 2022, that it is rolling out a new Feeds tab, displaying posts from the users’ Facebook favorites, Facebook groups, and Facebook friends in the order they were shared. The new tab is on the shortcut bar in Facebook’s iPhone and Android apps.
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in PoliticsNews articles about which subject generated the most social media interactions in the US in April and May 2022?
Answer: Data collected by Newswhip from Apr. 4 to May 16, 2022, and published in Axios on May 17, indicated that news articles about the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial had generated more social media interactions per-article in the US compared to all other news topics.
