'The Phone Lady' helps Gen-Z overcome fear of talking on the phone

Mary Jane Copps has dubbed herself "the phone lady" — meaning she helps people, many in Gen Z, to overcome the anxiety that can come with talking on the phone. She says phone-phobia impacts younger generations because devices like the Blackberry allowed people to "talk with their thumbs" in the late 90s. Since then many people have removed their house phones and rely on cellphones with texting features.

TikTok ban for U.S. government devices advances to House

Data privacy specialists say TikTok could serve as a Trojan Horse into government information technology infrastructures. TikTok is owned by a China-based tech company who is required by their government to request data from users.

Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.