Mirroring claims from an FCC commissioner last year, a Democratic Senator stressed TikTok's threat to national security through its data-harvesting practices.
Alphabet's move to shrink its Google workforce follows similar actions at Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta.
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Migos and Mary J. Blige were also among the top five.
Reuploads that don't denounce antisemitism in the commentary will be pulled, Google reportedly said.
Spotify's push into audiobooks is hampered by in-app purchase fees. A pilot program with Google can end up helping the economics.
