This Week in Apps: Microsoft’s app store principles, TikTok’s new safety policies, Apple reveals ‘Tap to Pay’

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer

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The Biden administration remains cautious about easing masking and other Covid safety measures.

The White House has been meeting with outside health experts to plan a pandemic exit strategy and a transition to a “new normal,” but the behind-the-scenes effort is crashing into a very public reality: A string of blue-state governors have

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TikTok updates its policies with focus on minor and LGBTQ safety, age appropriate content and more

Months after TikTok was hauled into its first-ever major congressional hearing over platform safety, the company is today announcing a series of policy updates and plans for new features and technologies aimed at making the video-based social network a safer

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College Newspaper Suggests That Abolishing Campus Police Could Improve Student Safety

Campus at Boston University in Boston, Mass., November 11, 2021. (Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters) A Boston University student newspaper editorial board suggested this week that the campus’s “safety issue” could be solved by “outright abolishing” the campus police. “From their own public

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Former Rams safety John Johnson III questions whether Odell Beckham addition will work in LA

Cleveland Browns safety John Johnson III, formerly of the Rams, questioned Odell Beckham Jr’s fit in Los Angeles’ offense. Since clearing waivers on Tuesday afternoon, NFL fans were waiting and wondering where wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. would sign for

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