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...

ByteDance PLANNING A U.S. IPO OF TikTok GLOBAL TO SEAL THE DEAL

Highlights

• According to the sources, the filing of the IPO would be on U.S. stock exchange and likely to come in about a year

• On August 6, President Trump had ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok in the middle of growing concerns of national security

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APPLE NOT INTERESTED IN BUYING TIKTOK

Highlights:

•      Axios business editor Dan Primack had reported Apple might be interested in buying TikTok too

•      Apple clarified that it is not interested in buying the app

As the TikTok deal talks he...

TRUMP TO BYTEDANCE: SELL TikTok BY SEP 15 OR GET BANNED

Highlights:

•    The US treasury will earn a huge amount from this likely deal

•    This deal will ensure database security for the US

The latest on the TikTok update is that in a press conference, Trump talks about his meeting...

TRUMP: 45 DAYS FOR TikTok TO FINALISE THE DEAL WITH MICROSOFT

Highlights:

•      Trump takes a stand on TikTok – Microsoft deal

•      The security of user database is a concern

Post Microsoft’s announcement on Sunday about going ahead with exploring the de...

LONDON IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR TIKTOK’S GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS

Highlights

• Tensions are rising between China and the UK 
• The decision for the location of headquarters is not related to the political backlash against Huawei

Reports suggest that TikTok is still considering its global headquart...

TikTok CEO TO INDIA EMPLOYEES: COMPANY WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS

Highlights

• TikTok has been banned by the Government of India along with 58 other apps

• TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer says the company continues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under the Indian law

• The company has assured it&rsqu...

TikTok ANNOUNCED AS NEW PARTNER OF BAYERN MUNICH

Highlights

• Bayern Munich is now partnered with TikTok's parent company Douyin

• According to the club’s official statement, this decision has been taken in order to improve Bayern’s brand in China ahead of Bundesliga restart

• Bayern ...

HOW TikTok BECAME INTEGRAL PART OF LONDON’S IT INDUSTRY

Facebook and Instagram had continued their dominance in the terms of social media platforms since years. This dominance was challenged when a social media app was developed by a Chinese company and became wildly popular. TikTok is an app which is loved and used by millions of youngsters across th...

SUNNY SIDE UP FOR THE DOCTOR AND FAMILY WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID 19

• It is the Doctor and his family versus the virus with them getting the better of the virus in the end.
• A great story you could recount to your grandchildren.
• The siblings are infected but would not let it affect their cheerful disposition.

A family ...

INDIAN CATTLE BREEDER TIKTOK’S SENSATION

Highlights:

• Real & relatable videos are appreciated
• Imran has trained a bull, which is not easy
• The next dogs on the Indian rural scenario is a bull 

Developed by a Beijing based company, TikTok was founded in 2012. It was launche...