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...

TikTok is used by Gen Z like Google, upending the established internet order

However, TikTok is quickly replacing well-established internet titans as the go-to source of information for the next generation of teenagers and young adults.

According to EMarketer, TikTok's sales are expected to triple to $12 billion this year, which is impressive for a 5-year-ol...

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...

TikTok Warns Australian Political Parties to Stop Advertising on the Platform

Tiktok has sent a warning to political parties in Australia after it found that a marketing agency was offering 300 dollars to users for making videos that criticize the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The social media platform wrote to them in November 2021 to warn them to stop ...

TikTok to have new features for teenagers

TIkTok is a social networking app used for sharing videos, by the Chinese company ByteDance. This app allows users to make short videos in various genres like dance, music, acting and education.

On Thursday, the company announced some changes in the app. TikTok has made certain changes ...

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...

SHOUZI CHEW: NEW CEO OF BYTEDANCE’S TIKTOK

Highlights

• Vanessa Pappas, the interim head of TikTok, will take over the new role as COO of the company

• Announcing the new leadership team, Yiming Zhang, founder and CEO of ByteDance said in a statement that "The leadership team of Shou and Vanessa sets the...

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

Highlights

• 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

Highlights:

• 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. GOVERNMENT APPEALS ORDER THAT BLOCKED TikTok RESTRICTIONS

Highlights

• The Trump administration said TikTok possesses threat to national security as it is likely to obtain personal data of U.S. users and provide it to Chinese government

• Previously a US District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington had issued an order blocking...

U.S. APPEALS COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN APPEAL CHALLENGING ORDER BLOCKING TikTok BAN

Highlights

• On September 27, US District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington blocked the US Commerce Department order hours before it was going to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned TikTok

• The appeals panel consists of Judges Robert Wilkins, Judith Rogers and Patrici...

ANOTHER U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS COMMERCE DEPARTMENT FROM IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON TikTok

Highlights

• A second US judge on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Depart from imposing restrictions on ByteDance-owned TikTok

• Talking about this decision given by judge Nichols, a TikTok spokesman said the company was pleased that...