TikTok has introduced an alternative download method for Android users in the US to bypass restrictions. The app can now be installed using package kits from TikTok’s website, as it remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores. The restriction follows a US law enacted on January 19, requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to … Read more
Hours after TikTok was banned in the United States, the popular mobile game Marvel Snap faced the same fate. Both platforms were banned under the “Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” a law aimed at restricting applications developed or managed by foreign companies in the US. Marvel Snap, developed by California-based Second Dinner … Read more
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition from TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, challenging a law requiring the platform to be sold by January 19 or face a nationwide ban. The case will be argued on January 10, following months of uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in the US. TikTok, ByteDance, and … Read more
TikTok in talks for Indonesian payments license amid global scrutiny. Aims to boost e-commerce ambitions in Southeast Asia. Indonesia has 125 million monthly TikTok users. TikTok, the popular short video platform owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is in the early stages of talks with Indonesian regulators to obtain a payments license. This move comes … Read more
TikTok has previously stated that data on its service cannot be accessed by Beijing. The app which is owned by the Chinese corporation ByteDance is drawing increased scrutiny from Western officials. Staff will also be asked to remove TikTok from personal mobile devices that have access to corporate services. TikTok accused the European Commission on … Read more
Microsoft and ByteDance are teaming up to create a new kind of AI called KubeRay. The two companies are working together to push the limits of what AI can do. This project will be open source, so it could broaden its scope in the future. During most of the 20th century, the US was probably … Read more
Cloud giant Oracle has started checking TikTok’s algorithms to make sure they are not being changed by the Chinese government. TikTok moved US user data to Oracle servers in San Francisco to prevent data manipulation. Oracle has started checking the algorithms of the popular social media site TikTok to make sure they are not being … Read more
TikTok admits certain China-based staff can access U.S. user data. The video-sharing app is owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd. TikTok says this information is subject to strong cybersecurity procedures and is not shared with the Chinese government. TikTok, a video-sharing app owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., disclosed that select staff outside the U.S. have access … Read more
ByteDance is reportedly investing “hundreds of millions of dollars” in VR-related content. The company has posted over 40 job listings for Pico, the Chinese VR headset maker. Head of consumer sales listing could indicate Pico is looking to establish a presence in the US. ByteDance, the parent firm of TikTok, is planning to join the … Read more
TikTok has recently applied for a new trademark “TikTok Payment.” The international classification covers 36 categories of “Financial Property Management,” which is currently waiting for final approval. As per reports, TikTok had won a payment license in September 2020, when it bought UIPay to boost its own e-payment capabilities in China. At the time, the … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has again asked TikTok to block vulgar, indecent, immoral, nude content immediately for viewership in Pakistan. The regulatory said in a statement that, “PTA has done so keeping in view the negative effects of indecent/immoral/nude content available on the platform.” The statement further read, “PTA has approached TikTok to immediately ensure … Read more
TikTok is under hot water after the US President Donald Trump has called the Chinese app a national security risk, resulting, TikTok has currently become the center of the geopolitical war between the USA and China. According to Trump, TikTok and its parent company ByteDance can access the user’s data and forward it to the … Read more
On Tuesday, TikTok said that it had removed more than 104 million videos from the platform for violating guidelines or terms of service. The ByteDance-owned short-video app deleted the videos globally in the first half of the year. TikTok said in a transparency report that, “Of those videos, we found and removed 96.4% of videos … Read more
US technology company Oracle has confirmed its partnership with TikTok. Oracle confirmed that TikTok’s owner has formally proposed it became a “trusted technology partner” to TikTok. According to the international news agency, the purpose is to avoid President Trump’s threat to shut down the US operations of TikTok. Donald Trump has suggested users’ data could be hacked … Read more
US President Donald Trump said that he could put pressure on more renowned Chinese companies such as Alibaba, after he announced to ban TikTok. According to the International news agency Reuters, Mr. Trump was asked at a press conference whether he was considering to ban other Chinese companies such as Alibaba. He responded, “Well, we’re … Read more
Twitter has shown interest in buying TikTok’s US operations. Sources said that it has approached TikTok’s owner ByteDance for this purpose. Tech company Microsoft had earlier shown interest in buying TikTok’s US operations. US President Donald Trump has last week ordered companies to stop doing businesses with the video-sharing platform within 45 days amid security … Read more
US President Donald Trump signed executive orders according to which the US firms must stop doing business with TikTok and WeChat within 45 days. President Trump said that he signed the orders to “protect our national security”. He said that he has found “additional steps must be taken to deal with the national emergency with … Read more
China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest its U.S.-based TikTok operations, Under the contract, Microsoft will take over U.S.-based user data management. In addition to Microsoft, the agreement allows another company to run TikTok in the United States. This would allow the service to continue to operate in the United States, deflecting President Trump ‘s alleged … Read more
The Dutch privacy watchdog said on Friday (May 10) that it would investigate how Chinese-owned social media app TikTok handles the data of lots of young users, which has become massively popular during the coronavirus outbreak. TikTok is one of the most popular app having high user base. Tiktok is equipped with creative and fun-oriented … Read more
The United States (U.S) has forbidden its troops from using the well-known Chinese application Tik-Tok, due to security reasons. On-duty U.S troops have been prevented from using Tik-Tok and cadet commands have been ordered to exercise extra caution in the use of military tactics, according to a foreign news agency. They also said that Americans … Read more
The founder and CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance wants to focus on adding users of the popular video app in countries outside its strongest markets. According to an internal staff, the Chinese-owned company faces political pressure in the United States (US). The note from Zhang Yiming setting out company goals for November and December comes … Read more
