TikTok is in the news again - for its filters and its future. 

The 'beauty glam' filter is ringing alarm bells because it's tough to tell it's actually a filter. It's next level because it processes the camera's image, rather than just overlaying something over the top. So if you were to cover just part of your face with your hand, the filters we know today either stop or put the effect over your hand. This will still know where your face is and manipulate the image accordingly. 

Kids under 18 are going to get warnings about how much time they're spending on TikTok

After an hour of use each day they'll have to actively enter a PIN to continue watching - with the hope that it will get them to pause and think, and hopefully put the phone down. But they can simply enter the PIN to keep going. Kids under 13 will need a parent to enter a password every 30 minutes of use. 

Banned on US government devices 

The Biden administration gave all government staff 30 days to delete TikTok from their federally issued devices. The US military has banned the app for some time. In the EU, staff of the European Parliament have around three weeks to get rid of it. 
Could the US actually ban TikTok? 

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee  wants to. American Civil Liberties Union believes it would violate the first amendment of the constitution. American's love their freedom, so I would think it would be difficult politically. We haven't banned cigarettes! Also, Republicans are typically the ones who champion freedom at all costs so it's seems their disdain for China is overpowering that argument. There are questions about how a ban would even work - would the app just disappear from your device?