
TikTok is valued higher than Facebook and Instagram
With over 3 billion downloads since its launch in 2016 TikTok is taking the tech world by storm and has Facebook and Instagram shaking in their (virtual) boots. Read more…
With over 3 billion downloads since its launch in 2016 TikTok is taking the tech world by storm and has Facebook and Instagram shaking in their (virtual) boots. Read more…
The Vietnamese government is gearing up to launch an inspection of TikTok over concerns of “harmful” content and misinformation. Bring it on, says TikTok. Read more…
The Taiwan government has opened a probe into Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on suspicion of illegally operating a subsidiary on the island. Read more…
Meta’s ad revenues are down. Elon Musk bought Twitter. TikTok’s political situation is shaky. Is the social media status quo about to shift? Probably. Read more…
TikTok sent US senators a letter saying it is working with the Biden Administration to safeguard user data and US national security interests. Read more…
TikTok is trialling e-commerce integrations in various geographical locations, allowing ByteDance to take advantage of this key opportunity. Read more…
TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming. Read more…
Meta’s failure to repel TikTok is a rare example of a Chinese company using tech to take market share from a giant US digital ecosystem. Read more…
ByteDance is shrinking its investment team and dissolving a sub-group focused on financial returns in response to crackdowns in China. Read more…
ByteDance to be reorganised into six units – TikTok and its Chinese version Douyin, Lark, BytePlus, Nuverse, and ed tech unit Dali Education. Read more…
Shopify and TikTok have announced a deal whereby Shopify merchants with a business TikTok account will be able to add a ‘shop’ tab. Read more…
Biden administration has asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss Trump-era efforts to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned TikTok. Read more…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday withdrew a series of Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban new downloads of WeChat and TikTok. Read more…
Zhang Yiming will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, leaving the task of navigating regulations worldwide to college roommate. Read more…
TikTok has appointed Shouzi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform. Read more…
Indian authorities blocked at least two ByteDance bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive. Read more…
Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s military coup. Read more…
TikTok owner ByteDance is working on a Clubhouse-like app for China where Clubhouse has inspired a rush of copycats in the country. Read more…
Trump’s defeat in the election was the turning point for many advertisers who were previously “on the fence” about TikTok. Read more…
India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies. Read more…
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