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TikTok testing games on video-sharing app in Vietnam
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…
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TikTok is eating Meta’s lunch, and the metaverse is too distant to help
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…
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ByteDance downsizes investment team to satisfy Chinese regulators
ByteDance is shrinking its investment team and dissolving a sub-group focused on financial returns in response to crackdowns in China. Read more…
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ByteDance to restructure into six business units, IPO plans on hold
ByteDance to be reorganised into six units – TikTok and its Chinese version Douyin, Lark, BytePlus, Nuverse, and ed tech unit Dali Education. Read more…
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Shopify and TikTok launch a ‘shop’ as the social commerce battle heats up
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…
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Biden administration asks courts to dismiss Trump-era bans on TikTok
Biden administration has asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss Trump-era efforts to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned TikTok. Read more…
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Biden withdraws Trump-era executive orders banning WeChat, TikTok
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…
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Zhang Yiming, CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance, to step down
Zhang Yiming will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, leaving the task of navigating regulations worldwide to college roommate. Read more…
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TikTok appoints Singaporean national Shouzi Chew as new CEO
TikTok has appointed Shouzi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform. Read more…
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Indian authorities block ByteDance bank accounts for alleged tax evasion
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…
