TikTok reportedly admits to spying on journalist users in the US

Dec 26 2022

Popular social media app TikTok as admitted to spying on a group of its users from the United States following an internal investigation.

In a series of emails obtained by news portal Forbes, the platform’s parent company ByteDance was revealed to have been tracking the physical movements of various journalists as they used the app.

The platform reportedly gained unauthorised access to their IP addresses and user data.

The operation was to try and uncover the reporters’ sources from within TikTok after articles were published about the app’s influence on America and its Chinese links.

Among those spied on where journalists working for popular portals such as The Financial Times, BuzzFeed and Forbes.

It was also reported how the head of audit and risk control has since left the company ByteDance, with the four employees involved in the misconduct having been fired. TikTok’s head of internal audit Chris Lepitak was also fired, with general executive and chief executive Erich Andersen and Ruby Liang saying that they were deeply disappointed when notified about the situation.

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Seth Rogen loves telling kids Santa Claus doesn’t exist

Dec 26 2022

Whilst promoting a new show he created called Santa Inc., 40-year-old actor Seth Rogen revealed that he never got a Christmas and that he would tell kids Santa doesn’t exist.

He told a crowd in November that he is absolutely amazed by how much people love Christmas.

Rogen opened up about how he grew up in a Jewish household and even attended a Jewish elementary school. He went on to develop the pleasure along with his friends telling other kids that the big jolly man in red is not in fact real.

‘If you bring your kid near me, I will tell them there’s no Santa Claus’ he said. He said he’d even consider provide a myth-busting service for parents once their kids are old enough and ready for the truth.

Do you know someone who cannot help but tell kids Santa isn’t real?

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Bulgarian accused of rape in Malta extradited to serve jail sentence

Dec 26 2022

A 47-year-old Bulgarian citizen was arrested in Malta and extradited to his home country to continue serving a jail sentence related to rape.

Following weeks of investigations, it was discovered by authorities that the man was living in Malta, leading to an arrest by the local police force.

The arrest took place in Ħaż-Żabbar on the 20th of November 2022 through a European Arrest Mandate issued by the Bulgarian Authorities.

One day after is arrest, the man was taken to court in front of Magistrate Dr Leonard Caruana LL.D to being the process of extradition. On the 14th of December, Magistrate Dr Donatella Frendo Dimech LL.D issued the order to send the man back to Bulgaria.

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560 vehicles stopped during Christmas roadblocks

Dec 26 2022

It was revealed by the Malta Police Force and the Armed Forces of Malta that around 560 vehicles were stopped during roadblocks in various locations around Malta and Gozo.

Inspections were carried out, aiming at checking regulations when it comes to driving without licenses or a valid license, driving without seatbelts, driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, vehicles with tinted windows and other possible dangers to commuters on the road.

The police and armed forces extended their thanks to the public for following the rules of the road and helping to keep them safe.

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