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Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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TikTok building photo app to rival Instagram – Report

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, appears to be venturing into photo sharing with a potential new app called TikTok Photos, as indicated by code discovered within the TikTok app. The APK file of TikTok, analyzed by The SpAndroid blog, reveals references and icons related to TikTok Photos, described as a platform for “like-minded people who […]

Trump opens TikTok account amid pending ban deadline
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TikTok users flood US lawmakers with call to stop ban

Lawmakers across Capitol Hill are inundated with calls from TikTokers who’ve received an in-app pop-up urging them to call Congress and prevent the potential banning of TikTok. The message asserts that Congress is planning a total ban on TikTok and encourages users to voice their concerns before what it claims is a threat to the […]

White House leads TikTok acquisition deal
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TikTok’s creator fund sees 250% revenue increas

TikTok revealed that its overhauled creator fund has achieved a remarkable increase of over 250% in total creator revenue over the last six months. The fund, which initially launched a year ago, is set to exit beta in the coming weeks and will be officially named the “Creator Rewards Program.” It replaced TikTok’s original $1 […]

TikTok reassigns senior executive team
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TikTok reassigns senior executive team

ByteDance-owned short video app TikTok is undergoing changes in its senior executive team. The shakeup includes the reassignment of the person overseeing its trust and safety unit responsible for content moderation, as reported by the Information on Tuesday. Adam Presser, the app’s operations head, who directly reports to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, will now […]

TikTok removes more Universal Music songs as conflict worsens
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TikTok removes more Universal Music songs as conflict worsens

TikTok is facing further song removals in the ongoing dispute with Universal Music Group, as the social media platform begins to take down songs published by UMG. The conflict arose last month when UMG announced the failure to reach a deal with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, regarding royalties. This led to TikTok removing songs owned […]

EU probes TikTok over breach of privacy
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EU probes TikTok over breach of privacy

By Alex Omenye   The European Commission has officially initiated proceedings to assess whether TikTok violated the Digital Services Act in multiple areas, including the protection of minors. “The compliance with the DSA obligations related to the assessment and mitigation of systemic risks, in terms of actual or foreseeable negative effects stemming from the design […]

TikTok launches ‘reimagined’ app for Apple Vision Pro
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TikTok launches ‘reimagined’ app for Apple Vision Pro

TikTok has launched a ‘reimagined’ native app for the Apple Vision Pro, enhancing the immersive viewing experience on the recently launched device. The Vision Pro, released on February 2, has quickly amassed over 1,000 apps tailored for its unique capabilities, and TikTok is now among them. While users could previously access TikTok videos via the […]

Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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TikTok lays off 60 staff

TikTok has recently undergone a workforce reduction of approximately 60 positions, primarily in sales and advertising, marking the latest instance of a tech company implementing layoffs in a challenging January. Despite facing congressional scrutiny due to its Chinese parent company, TikTok, headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore, maintains its status as the leading app on […]

Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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US state files appeal after court halts TikTok ban

Montana on Tuesday, said that it will be appealing a U.S. judge’s ruling from November, which had stopped the state’s ban on the use of the TikTok short-video sharing app. The state of Montana is appealing the decision to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, according to a notification filed by Attorney General Austin […]

TikTok upgrades desktop user experience
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TikTok upgrades desktop user experience

Alex Omenye TikTok has recently enhanced its desktop features, aiming to provide a superior user experience for those accessing the platform on larger devices. Although TikTok is primarily known for its mobile app, the company has addressed the shortcomings of its desktop version with this update. According to TikTok, the latest update is designed to […]

EU probes TikTok over breach of privacy
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TikTok removes 1.4m Nigerian user’s videos in Q3 2023

The short video platform owned by Bytedance, TikTok, has reported that during the third quarter of this year, it deleted 1.4 million videos uploaded by Nigerian users. According to The Times, Nigeria was one of the top 50 nations from which videos abusing the site’s policies originated in Q3, the platform claims. During the evaluation period, […]

TikTok launches campus verification to help students connect
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Italy approves laws to protect minors on TikTok, Instagram, others

Italy’s communication watchdog, AGCOM, has approved new regulations that allow it to require online video-sharing services to take down “harmful content” in order to safeguard the country’s youth and customers. The agency said the new regulations could have an impact on services like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube by Google when they go into force on […]