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TikTok fans are searching for proxies after Google, Apple blocks app

TikTok, which is very popular among children, is facing criticism for circulation of "pornographic content".

TikTok parent targets 100 million users by end of 2019 for Helo app

In addition to holding topical and regular campaigns related to ongoing festivals and sports events like the Cricket World Cup, Helo has partnered locally popular television shows

TikTok's videos are goofy. Its strategy to dominate social media is serious

China's first big hit in the US uses an advanced algorithm to personalise its video-sharing app, and parent Bytedance's enormous ad spending on Snap, Facebook and Instagram aims to hook their users

Youngsters first, ministers next: TikTok now wants to influence the govt

TikTok is trying to work with the Centre on various initiatives on tourism as well as health programmes

From Pepsi to Myntra, TikTok signs up brands to create special promotions

Brands are drawn to its band of teen users and the many opportunities for engagement

TikTok is the new music kingmaker, and labels want to get paid

TikTok and Douyin, both owned by the Chinese startup Bytedance, are propelling songs from obscurity to ubiquity overnight, rewriting the path to stardom for some acts

TikTok's lesson

TikTok, a video-sharing platform and the latest social media sensation to scorch the internet

Madras HC lifts ban on TikTok, imposes limit on content of videos

Chinese company which owns the app says the ban resulted in a financial loss of around $500,000 daily.

Take a call on TikTok in 2 days, else ban will be lifted: SC to Madras HC

TikTok's download from 3rd-party apps a security threat for users: Experts

TikTok ban likely to shadow FDI plans of tech firms, says IAMAI

Wihtout naming TikTok, the IAMAI said it was responding to the recent ban by the MeiTY on the order of a high court

TikTok's parent 'very optimistic' on India, to invest $1-bn in next 3 yrs

The company would also be increasing the number of employees in India to 1,000 people by the end of this year

Why India's ban on Video app TikTok is unnerving the tech industry

TikTok, which allows users to create and share videos with special effects, has become a sensation in India, where it has been downloaded by nearly 300 million users so far

TikTok vanishes from Google Play Store after Madras HC ban, govt order

Users who had the app will continue to be able to use it

TikTok removes over 6 mn videos for violating community guidelines in India

The 'age-gate' feature will only allow users aged 13 years and above only to login and create an account on TikTok

Ban on TikTok app would harm free speech, China's Bytedance tells SC

A ban 'amounts to curtailing of the rights of the citizens of India...who have been using the platform every day to express themselves and create content', the company said in a court filing

SC refuses listing of plea challenging HC order on TikTok app download

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the plea will come up for hearing in due course of time

TikTok app set for India ban fails to remove online predators: BBC

Over three months, the BBC Trending collected hundreds of sexual comments posted on videos uploaded by teenagers and children on the app

Record labels demand more money for songs played on TikTok, Douyin

Deals between the labels and the Chinese owner of the services, ByteDance, expire this spring, according to sources

After High Court order, more trouble ahead for apps similar to TikTok

Ministries say they are keeping a watch, with states having complained and wanting a ban

Madras HC asks govt to ban video app TikTok, says it encourages pornography

The Madras High Court, which has been hearing a public interest litigation against the app, on Wednesday said children who were using TikTok were vulnerable to exposure to sexual predators.