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TikTok owner ByteDance scraped content from Instagram and others to push predecessor app
The company repurposed content from other platforms as a growth hack for Flipagram.
Amrita Khalid04.04.2022
TikTok is testing a watch history feature
TikTok could soon make it easier for you to rediscover videos you’ve watched in the past.
Igor Bonifacic03.28.2022
‘TikTok, Boom’ tries and fails to do the most
If the film was trying to catalog every time TikTok made the news, it did a great job. But in its effort to recap history, it fails to deliver any insight.
Cherlynn Low01.27.2022
TikTok's PC streaming app accused of violating an open source license
OBS has accused TikTok of violating an open source license with its livestreaming software.
Jon Fingas12.21.2021
TikTok negotiation 'strangest thing I've ever worked on,' says Microsoft's Satya Nadella
This time last year, ByteDance was trying to save its TikTok app in the US and elsewhere after Donald Trump's administration threatened to ban it.
Steve Dent09.28.2021
TikTok now has 1 billion monthly users
TikTok has reached the coveted 1 billion monthly active user mark.
Igor Bonifacic09.27.2021
TikTok owner ByteDance limits younger users to 40 minutes a day in China
Following a crackdown on gaming by Chinese authorities, ByteDance is introducing new youth controls for Douyin, its TikTok equivalent app in China.
Steve Dent09.20.2021
TikTok's AI is now available to other companies
ByteDance is now selling the AI behind TikTok to other companies, and there are already takers in the US.
Jon Fingas07.04.2021
China says TikTok's creator and LinkedIn are violating data privacy laws
China regulators have shamed TikTok creator ByteDance, LinkedIn, and other companies for allgedly abusing their collection and use of app data.
Jon Fingas05.21.2021TikTok's Green Screen Duet feature lets you use other TikToks as a backdrop
TikTok is adding another way for people to remix videos by letting them add their favorite TikToks to the background of their own clips.
Igor Bonifacic05.12.2021
TikTok’s new CEO is an executive from its parent company
TikTok announced today Shouzi Chew, the current chief financial officer of parent company ByteDance, will take over leading the firm.
Igor Bonifacic04.30.2021
TikTok forms an EU Safety Advisory Council following scrutiny from regulators
TikTok has formed a nine-member Safety Advisory Council in Europe to help shape its content moderation policies and practices
Saqib Shah03.02.2021TikTok will offer behind-the-scenes UFC livestreams
TikTok will work with the UFC to produce and livestream exclusive weekly content, including behind-the-scenes footage, pre- and post-fight interviews and other coverage.
Igor Bonifacic02.18.2021
TikTok sale to Oracle and Walmart put on ice 'indefinitely'
The US has shelved TikTok's sale to Oracle and Walmart 'indefinitely' as the White House reviews the past President's security policies.
Jon Fingas02.10.2021
TikTok owner ByteDance sues Tencent in China
ByteDance claims Tencent broke the country’s antitrust laws by blocking people from accessing content from Douyin on WeChat and QQ.
Igor Bonifacic02.02.2021
TikTok’s latest feature highlights your favorite videos from 2020
For the first time in history, TikTok is tailoring its yearly recap to its users.
Igor Bonifacic12.21.2020
Microsoft will release the Surface Duo in more countries next year
After a buggy initial release in the US this past August, Microsoft’s Surface Duo will make its way to other countries next year.
Igor Bonifacic12.15.2020
TikTok adds more detail to bullying and harassment rules
TikTok is introducing an updated set of community guidelines based on feedback from its content advisory council.
Karissa Bell12.15.2020
FTC demands Amazon, Facebook and others explain their privacy practices
Twitter, Discord, TikTok owner ByteDance and YouTube are also among the subjects of a study.
Kris Holt12.14.2020
TikTok's deadline comes and goes with no sale and no ban, yet
Instead, Bloomberg and Reuters report, based on anonymous sources, that the Chinese company and the US government will continue negotiations. While the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) could enact some enforcement of a ban on the company, there’s no indication of when that might happen or in what form.
Richard Lawler12.04.2020