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    Vets2Set teams with Tyler Perry Studios to boost employment in Georgia for U.S. military veterans

    By Roberta GrieferUpdated:No Comments4251 Views
    Tyler Perry Studios' 330-acre lot located in Atlanta on the historic grounds of the former Fort McPherson army base is one of the largest production facilities in the country, with 40 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 soundstages, 200 acres of greenspace, and a diverse backlot.
    ATLANTA, Georgia --

    Tyler Perry Studios has signed on with Vets2Set to help generate employment opportunities in Georgia for U.S. military veterans. The deal improves job prospects for vets in the state as Tyler Perry Studios has gained major momentum in entertainment production since relocating in 2015 to the former Fort McPherson army base in Atlanta. Tyler Perry Studios occupies 330 acres, offering 12 state-of-the-art soundstages and a large backlot with prepared sets for a baseball field, farmhouse, prison yard, bank and the White House, among others. Creative options are endless, and the opportunity for career development for veterans is extensive. 

    “Cooperation with this powerful studio at the center of Atlanta’s burgeoning place in motion picture, television, and commercial production is huge for Vets2Set and provokes us to launch a major recruiting effort in the South,” reports David Cohen, president and co-founder of Vets2Set.  “When employers enroll in our organization and search our database to staff a production, we want them to find production assistants matching their every need from COVID compliance officers to disciplined and well-trained veterans familiar with electronics, flying drones, driving trucks, security, and construction, among other skills. The majority of our veterans live in New York and California, but the opportunities in the South are tremendous now thanks to Tyler Perry.” Cohen hopes to recruit new candidates in the Atlanta area in part through cooperation with Vetlanta, an organization providing veterans with business networking services.

    Robert Boyd II, Tyler Perry Studios COO, and Angi Bones, president of original programming, spoke with Cohen in early January to discuss how Vets2Set operates and within a few days, the studio was signed up and ready to hire.

    Tyler Perry Studios joins more than 200 other employers working with Vets2Set to launch military veterans in civilian careers in production. Other cooperating producers include Walt Disney Television, Warner Brothers, MLB Network, NBCUniversal, RSA Films, Shutterstock Studios, and advertising agencies including BBDO Atlanta.

    When staffing a shoot, cooperating producers have access to the contact details and skills profiles of hundreds of military veterans around the country via the Vets2Set database. Producers then hire military veterans to fill already budgeted positions the same way they would hire any other production assistants. The contact between employer and veteran is direct. As a not-for-profit organization, Vets2Set takes no fees for developing and promoting use of its database but rather runs entirely on volunteer labor and donations from corporate sponsors and private donors.

    Military veterans and media employers can enroll in this veteran employment program here.

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    EU accuses TikTok of “addictive design” that harms children, seeks changes to protect users

    Friday, February 6, 2026
    The icon for the TikTok video sharing app is seen on a smartphone in Marple Township, Pa., Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

    The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app's operating model.

    EU regulators said their two-year investigation found that TikTok hasn't done enough to assess how features such as autoplay and infinite scroll could harm the physical and mental health of users, including minors and "vulnerable adults."

    The European Commission said it believes TikTok should change the "basic design" of its service. The commission is the EU's executive arm and enforcer of the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act, a sweeping rulebook that requires social media companies to clean up their platforms and protect users, under threat of hefty fines.

    TikTok denied the accusations.

    "The Commission's preliminary findings present a categorically false and entirely meritless depiction of our platform, and we will take whatever steps are necessary to challenge these findings through every means available to us," the company said in a statement.

    TikTok's features including infinite scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and highly personalized recommender systems "lead to the compulsive use of the app, especially for our kids, and this poses major risks to their mental health and wellbeing," Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier said at a press briefing in Brussels.

    "The measures that TikTok has in place are simply not enough," he said.

    The company now has a chance to defend itself and reply to the commission's findings. Regnier said "if they don't do this properly," Brussels could issue a so-called non-compliance decision and possible fine worth up to 6% of... Read More

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