PayPal did not however rule out the possibility of pursuing Pinterest in the future. A statement released by the company said that “at this time”, there was no offer on the table.

To prevent the onslaught of misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines, Facebook is making an effort to remove false claims from the platform.

A spokesman for the company went on to note that the Pinkerton agents are used to "secure high-value shipments in transit” and nothing else.

The White House and several US lawmakers have repeatedly said that the video-sharing app poses a national security risk based on the fact that it’s owned by a Chinese company.

This happened after the ACCC, Australia’s competition watchdog, was asked to produce a code of conduct that would be imposed on tech companies in order to balance out the playing field.

Twitter users and journalists pointed out the glaring similarities, which include the structure of the wording and even the choice of words.