If the United States were to ban TikTok, it would cause influencers to re-evaluate their goals and priorities.

At the tender age of thirteen, TikTok user Cassidy Jacobson shared a video of herself dancing. They were drawn to her enthusiasm for dance and hair care, and she had no idea that six years later her Casssidy J account would have 1.5 million followers on the short-form video platform. Jacobson hop...

China's Byte Dance admits to tracking journalists using TikTok data.

Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in an effort to identify the source of media leaks, the company admitted on Friday.

TikTok has gone to great lengths to persuade customers and governments in major m...

French TikToker leverages pop culture to teach philosophy to pupils

These are just a few of the questions posed on a new philosophy TikTok account causing a stir in France's school system.

On the social networking app, the "serial thinker" presently has over 100,000 followers.

Lev Fraenckel, a 41-year-old teacher, launched the ac...

The Hidden Risk of the "Product Overload" Cleaning Trend on TikTok

When attempting the "CleanTok" trend at home, particularly in poorly ventilated settings, serious respiratory problems may result.

TikTok is full of amazing ideas (just check out our account! ), but one eyebrow-raising habit that has gained traction over the past year has expe...

BILL THAT BANS US FEDERAL WORKERS FROM DOWNLOADING TikTok ON GOVT DEVICES PASSED BY COMMITTEE

Highlights

• Hawley who happens to be the sponsor of the bill called ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok “an immediate security threat”

• Similar measure was unanimously approved by the US Senate in the month of August last year

• The D...

BYTEDANCE CRIES HARASSMENT OVER FROZEN BANK ACCOUNTS IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Bank accounts of ByteDance India have been frozen.
• ByteDance was being investigated for alleged tax evasion-documents.

In an Indian court, Chinese company ByteDance recently claimed that Indian government's move regard...

FACEBOOK TESTING INSTAGRAM REELS ON ITS INDIAN NEWS FEED

HIGHLIGHTS

• After TikTok ban in India, Facebook introduced Reels on Instagram as a TikTok replacement.
• Facebook is testing Instagram Reels on its Indian news feed.
• Facebook also plans to introduce its own version of Reels.

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UNITED KINGDOM: TIKTOK LEASED NEW OFFICE IN LONDON

Highlights:

• The social media company TikTok had leased a new office in London, UK followed by the China and United Kingdom issues
• The company TikTok has signed a lease of 15 years for the 88,500 square foot Kaleidoscope building based in Farringdon, U...

TIKTOK AGREES TO BLOCK USERS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE IN ITALY

Highlights:

• The company TikTok have agreed for blocking the app for the people who are under 13 years of age in Italy
• The ban has been applied by the company because of the death of a 10-year-old girl

The video-sharing app ‘Tik...

BIG TECH NAMES TENCENT AND DOUYIN TAKE FIGHT INTO EACH OTHER’S CAMPS

• As China sharpens its claws on the country’s leading tech companies, two of the industry's biggest names in the business are indulging in a verbal backlash.
• Douyin — the Chinese version of short-content video app TikTok -— sued Tencent (TCEHY) on Tuesday. ...

DESPITE US TIKTOK BAN, BYTEDANCE’S REVENUE DOUBLED TO $35 BILLION IN 2020

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• ByteDance was successful in growing its operating profit to roughly $7 billion last year, which is $4 billion lesser than what was achieved in 2019

• The former US President Donald Trump had signed an executive order on August 6, 2020 and forced its sale...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE BAN ON CHINESE APPS

HIGHLIGHTS

• In JUNE 2020, Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok.
• In SEP 2020, Indian government banned 118 more Chinese apps including PUBG mobile game.
• Reports say that ban on Chinese apps is expected to continue in Indi...

GOOGLE TO DISPLAY INSTAGRAM AND TikTok VIDEOS IN ITS SEARCH RESULTS

Highlights

• Reports state that the Alphabet-owned company is working on the possibility to feature the videos from both the platforms, TikTok and Instagram

• A Google spokesperson said the search-engine giant is currently testing the feature on mobile phones

TIKTOK FACED LEGAL ACTION FROM 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN UNITED KINGDOM

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• The company TikTok has been facing a legal action for a twelve-year-old girl in the United Kingdom
• A court in the United Kingdom has ruled that the girl can remain anonymous if the case goes ahead in the future

A 12-year-...

U.S. DECIDES AGAINST EXTENDING TikTok DIVESTITURE DEADLINE

Highlights

• The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is engaging with ByteDance in order to complete the divestment and other steps to resolve the national security risks

• In the last week, CFIUS had granted an extension of one to ByteDance ...

ByteDance GETS SEVEN-DAY EXTENSION OF TikTok SALE ORDER

Highlights

• The Trump administration had previously granted a 15-day extension to ByteDance of this executive order issued in the month of August, which would have expired this Friday

• The U.S. President Donald Trump on August 14 had directed the Chinese company to...

SPOTLIGHT: SNAPCHAT’S NEW TikTok-LIKE FEATURE

Highlights

• According to the statement issued by Snapchat, all its users who could previously share photos or stories with friends, can now share them directly to Spotlight and gain new followers

• Snapchat said it would be giving nearly $1 million every day through...

ByteDance ASKS FEDERAL APPEALS COURT TO VACATE TRUMP’S ORDER OF SELLING TikTok's U.S. BUSINESS

Highlights

• U.S. President Donald Trump had issued an executive order in August that required ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. business by November 12 if a 30-day extension by the CFIUS was not granted to it

• According to the reports, ByteDance has asked the fed...

TIKTOK PARTNERS WITH HTTPOOL ROMANIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• TikTok has forged a partnership with Httpool Romania.
• Httpool Romania has international experience in advertising campaigns on TikTok

Httpool Romania has added TikTok to its portfolio of partners. Given the extensive inter...

CHINA CATEGORICAL ON US BAN OF TIKTOK AND WECHAT IN NONCONFORMANCE TO WTO RULES

• China was vehement in its tirade at a World Trade Organization meeting against the United States which has shunned Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat, stating that they oppose the body’s rules, a trade official said.
• The Trump administration has ordered downloa...