TikTok Archives

ByteDance to restructure into six business units, IPO plans on hold

November 2, 2021 News Centre 0

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 launch a ‘shop’ as the social commerce battle heats up

August 27, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

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 asks courts to dismiss Trump-era bans on TikTok

July 13, 2021 News Centre 0

Biden administration has asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss Trump-era efforts to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned TikTok. Read more…

Biden withdraws Trump-era executive orders banning WeChat, TikTok

June 10, 2021 News Centre 0

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, CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance, to step down

May 20, 2021 News Centre 0

Zhang Yiming will step down as CEO of TikTok-owner ByteDance, leaving the task of navigating regulations worldwide to college roommate. Read more…

TikTok appoints Singaporean national Shouzi Chew as new CEO

May 2, 2021 News Centre 2

TikTok has appointed Shouzi Chew, a Singaporean national, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the hot video-sharing platform. Read more…

Indian authorities block ByteDance bank accounts for alleged tax evasion

March 31, 2021 News Centre 0

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…