In December 2020, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to break up Meta and to unwind acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. Unfortunately, Judge James E. Boasberg found that FTC had not plausibly supported its case, and thus could not proceed. Under the new chair Lina Khan FTC re-filed with more evidence and now the case has been approved for trial. But now TikTok is the new champion. In 2021, it was the most visited website in the world.

We have all done it. When we had physical or mental problems, we confidently turned to Dr. Google for a diagnosis. The huge database behind Dr. Google should theoretically enable them to make the most accurate diagnoses. But only theoretically. In addition to data, training is also needed to make a diagnosis. Increasingly, the young cyberspace generation is turning to TikTok for diagnoses, reports Julie Jargon in the WSJ.