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Lawrence Bonk @ Engadget 2 place · today 12:06 EDT

TikTok US launches a local feed that leverages a user's exact location

TikTok US just launched a local feed for users to "get the inside scoop on must-try restaurants, shops, museums and events." This is done by leveraging the exact location of people that are using the app and comes after a change in the platform's terms of service that says the app can do just that. The platform's terms of service used to note that it could collect approximate locations, but the sale to US investors looks to have changed that to precise locations.
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