Tag: TikTok
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US to introduce bipartisan legislation against Chinese-app TikTok this week
Warner, the Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman, said TikTok would be "one of the potentials" for review under the bill.
March 6, 2023 -
TikTok a “potential national security risk,” says White House
This comes after the White House gave federal agencies 30 days to purge TikTok from all government-issued devices on Monday.
March 2, 2023 -
US House bans TikTok on all House-managed devices over ‘security risks’
With this move, the US House joins the list of a number of government entities that have imposed the ban on the Chinese-owned social media app.
December 28, 2022 -
Sonali Phogat death case: CBI, forensic officials reach nightclub for investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday along with forensic officials reached nightclub 'Curlies' in Anjuna for investigation where actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat was allegedly drugged and was later declared dead.
September 18, 2022 -
Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter grilled over privacy, moderation failures
TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas, Twitter General Manager of Consumer and Revenue, Jay Sullivan, Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan testified before the panel late on Wednesday.
September 15, 2022 -
Layoffs coming at Snapchat after ‘substantial’ new hiring cuts
Snap joins organisations like Microsoft, Twitter, TikTok, Meta and Google who have either laid off workers or frozen new hirings in the midst of the global economic slump.
August 9, 2022 -
TikTok to share ad revenue with some creators
TikTok Pulse is designed to give brands the tools and controls to be a part of these everyday moments and trends that engage the community.
May 5, 2022 -
TikTok testing private dislike button for comments
Google-owned YouTube already offers a thumbs down button for comments while Reddit offers a down vote button for comments.
April 14, 2022 -
Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share
Moreover, TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024, reports The Guardian.
April 10, 2022 -
TikTok owner ByteDance ‘scraped’ content from Instagram, Snapchat
Founded in 2013, Flipagram allowed users to create and share short videos as something of a TikTok precursor.
April 5, 2022 -
TikTok testing ‘repost’ button to share clips
"Currently, we are experimenting with a new way for people to share TikTok videos they enjoy," a TikTok spokesperson was quoted as saying in a statement.
January 5, 2022 -
TikTok emerges as most downloaded app globally on Christmas 2021: Report
Recently, TikTok surpassed tech giant Google as the most popular website of the year, says a report.
December 30, 2021 -
Sex education videos on TikTok not ‘screened for misinfomation’
The researchers concluded with recommendations for future research to consider the factual accuracy of sex education on TikTok.
December 26, 2021 -
TikTok dethrones Google to become most popular website: Report
As per the report, it is believed one of the reasons for the surge in Tiktok's popularity is because of the Covid-19 pandemic, as lockdowns meant people were stuck at home and looking for entertainment.
December 25, 2021 -
TikTok emerges as most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for Oct
The countries with the largest number of installs were from Douyin in China at 17 per cent, followed by the US at 11 per cent, reports Sensor Tower.
November 7, 2021 -
TikTok adds warnings to search results for ‘distressing content’
In a blog post, TikTok uses the example of "scary makeup" as a search term that may prompt such a warning.
September 15, 2021 -
TikTok reportedly overtakes YouTube in US average watch time
YouTube is still ahead in time spent overall, no doubt because of its two billion users compared to TikTok's roughly 700 million, BBC News notes.
September 8, 2021