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Chinese app TikTok begins laying off people amid restructuring: Report

Owned by ByteDance and banned in India for last two years, TikTok has created a significant user base, crossing 1 billion monthly active users with thousands of employees worldwide.

Kids, teens spending more time on TikTok than YouTube globally: Report

The TikTok phenomenon began in June 2020 when it started to outrank YouTube in terms of the average minutes per day of watch time by people ages 4 through 18

Instagram, TikTok eating into Google's core services, suggests top exec

The TikTok threat to Google's business is not just limited to YouTube, but core Google services, including Search and Maps, are also being impacted

TikTok draws ire after admitting Chinese staffers can access US user data

But denies info goes to the Communist Party of China

TikTok drops e-commerce expansion plans in Europe, US, says report

After unsuccessful attempts, short-video platform TikTok is scaling back its live commerce plans in Europe and the US, media reports say.

TikTok to restrict livestreams to viewers who are 18 years and above

The select users in the testing period can toggle the "mature themes" button to restrict their livestreaming to adults only

Musk wants Twitter to be more like WeChat, to allow 'outrageous' comments

In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok, WeChat and allowing outrageous comments

TikTok's parent company ByteDance likely to join VR space, says report

Short-video-making app TikTok's parent company ByteDance is most likely preparing to join the virtual reality (VR) space, media reports say

Two years on, not one Indian app within reach of TikTok's popularity

A BS analysis shows no Indian app has been able to garner as many unique visitors as TikTok did before it was banned

California parents could soon sue companies for social media addiction

California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok

TikTok plans to push app into gaming, conducts tests in Vietnam: Report

TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia

TikTok Pulse to explore ways for sharing ad revenue with some creators

The company said that, with TikTok Pulse, it will also begin to explore its advertising revenue share programme with creators, public figures and media publishers

TikTok owner ByteDance appoints lawyer Julie Gao as new CFO; to join in May

Gao has advised on ByteDance's acquisitions of Musical.ly, which was later integrated into TikTok, and Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton

Facebook reportedly losing interest in podcasting plans, shifts focus

Facebook is said to be pulling back from its foray into podcasting and is looking to prioritise other initiatives in collaboration with its podcast partners, citing reports, TechCrunch reported

Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share

TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024

Facebook hires Republican strategy firm to campaign against TikTok: Report

Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticising Google's privacy practices in leading news outlets.

How China's TikTok and Facebook influencers push propaganda

Russia's war with Ukraine is an example.

TikTok-Oracle deal to store users' data in US back on track; Reports

Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is finalising a deal with Cloud major Oracle to store users data in the US without giving access to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, the media reported.

TikTok suspends live streaming in Russia citing new fake news law

Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has suspended live streaming and new content to video services in Russia after introduction of new fake news law in the country that threatened jail of up to 15 years

YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when someone is streaming

The new update will display a ring with the word 'Live' on it around a channel's profile picture when they are live streaming