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TikTok reassigns senior executive team
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Senegal bans TikTok

The Senegalese government on Wednesday, stopped access to the social media app TikTok. This comes as the government tightened its crackdown on dissent days after dissolving the main opposition party and imprisoning its head. “The TikTok application is the social network favoured by people with bad intentions to spread hateful and subversive messages,” Senegalese government […]

Meta scraps fact-checking program, introduces X-like community notes feature
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Meta hits $10bn Reels revenue, narrows in on TikTok

When Meta Platforms introduced Reels as its answer to TikTok in 2020, it faced skepticism and accusations of imitation. However, recent numbers revealed by Meta show that reels is rapidly gaining traction among users and advertisers, positioning itself as a formidable contender against TikTok. Reels, accessible on both Facebook and Instagram, owes part of its […]

White House leads TikTok acquisition deal
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TikTok to launch e-commerce platform in US

Alex Omenye TikTok intends to establish an e-commerce platform in early August to sell products made in China in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The short-video software would handle the storage and shipment of goods on behalf of Chinese producers and retailers, according to the source. It aims to emulate […]

TikTok shuts down on Sunday unless Apple, Google halts removal from stores
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TikTok rivals Threads with new text post feature

Popular social media platform, TikTok, has unleashed a revolutionary text-based content feature, expanding creative possibilities for its vibrant community. In addition to photos and videos, creators now have the power to share thoughts, ideas, and stories through text-based posts. This game-changing move elevates TikTok’s content creation to new heights, providing a dedicated space for the […]

Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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TikTok opens research software to European researchers

The short-video app TikTok made its research software available to researchers in Europe on Thursday. This is as the new EU rules forcing Big Tech to do more to monitor online material come into effect. “TikTok is proactively rolling out its Research API ahead of further technical guidance and launching a commercial content library ahead […]

Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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EU urges TikTok to adopt new rules

The European Commissioner overseeing the digital market, Thierry Breton, has called upon Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok to expedite its adoption of the new EU standards. With the Digital Services Act set to take effect next month, internet giants are racing to ensure compliance with rules on transparency, data privacy, child protection, disinformation, and hate speech. […]

TikTok reassigns senior executive team
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TikTok partners Warner music in music licensing deal

Warner Music Group has signed a licencing deal with the Chinese short-video app TikTok, to increase its social media profits, the record label. The multi-year agreement, which the businesses announced on Tuesday, would enable Warner Music’s artists and songwriters to take advantage of new revenue and marketing opportunities from TikTok’s more than 1 billion users. […]

TikTok reassigns senior executive team
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Group challenges TikTok ban in Texas

A group filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas on Thursday, claiming that the state’s prohibition on public university personnel using the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks has jeopardised research and instruction. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a complaint in the United States District Court […]

As TikTok’s future in the United States remains uncertain, the company has begun testing a new platform aimed at supporting artists in their careers.
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TikTok launches music streaming platform

The Chinese company ByteDance, which owns the short-video platform TikTok, announced on Thursday that it will introduce a new music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia In an effort to compete in that market. ByteDance is making a fresh effort with this project after announcing in a statement that it will discontinue offering Resso, its […]

TikTok reassigns senior executive team
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Delta, Southwest airlines ban TikTok on employee devices

    Delta and Southwest Airlines have both prohibited their employees from using the video-sharing app TikTok. According to Simply Flying, Delta Air Lines recently announced that the usage of TikTok on phones connected to its work network would be prohibited. This decision is consistent with a recent US Government prohibition restricting TikTok’s existence and […]

As TikTok’s future in the United States remains uncertain, the company has begun testing a new platform aimed at supporting artists in their careers.
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TikTok to hire managers from Nigeria, others

Short-form video streaming app, TikTok, has announced its plan to recruit managers from Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. According to information provided by the firm on its career page, it revealed that the firm is seeking to recruit into the following positions, Content Partnerships Manager – Lifestyle & Education, which “can be based in South […]