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Latest news and updates on TikTok, the globally popular social media platform. The app, which merged with Musical.ly in 2018, lets users create short videos under a minute long complete with visual effects and background music. It has since come under scrutiny in countries like the US and India because it is owned by a Chinese company. Critics have accused the app of posing a national security risk, a claim that TikTok has repeatedly denied. Known as Douyin in China, the app is owned by Beijing-based startup ByteDance, also behind the Chinese news aggregator Jinri Toutiao.
China officially connected to the internet in April 1994. Today, its online influence is stronger than ever.
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US presidential candidates lack consistent attitude towards TikTok as legislation that would ban the app passes the House of Representatives. Amid widening technology gap, US must reflect on why an algorithm developed in China gained prominence within the American market.
The US and China should consider how the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and investors can be properly protected in the United States without raising unfair security concerns.
- China’s state media has published various opinion pieces to slam Washington’s sell-or-ban ultimatum against short video app operator TikTok
- ByteDance-owned TikTok is set to pursue legal action challenging the constitutionality of that measure, which US President Joe Biden signed into law
From mime-video maestro Khabane ‘Khaby’ Lame, sisters Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, big brand-endorser Addison Rae and comedian Matt Rife – so how they stack up in the TikTok popularity stakes?
US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that could ban TikTok from US app stores. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway to reach crucial younger voters.
JoJo Siwa’s new song ‘Karma’ was originally recorded by a relatively unknown artist called Brit Smith – and TikTok has decided it likes the 12-year-old version better … here’s what you need to know
Chew Shou Zi, chief executive of the popular app, says the platform will continue to operate as it challenges the new legislation in court.
Biden signed the bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new US aid to Ukraine, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks re-election.
Trade, Ukraine among topics on the agenda, with Blinken expected to pressure China to urge its firms to stop supplying dual-use goods to Russia or face more punitive measures.
Within monthsof the Indian ban, Google rolled out YouTube Shorts and Instagram pushed out its Reels feature, mimicking short-form videos TikTok excelled at.
Legislation, packaged with major foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, now heads to President Joe Biden, who has vowed to sign it into law.
Faced with the threat of fines, the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform has provided an assessment report on the app’s rewards-for-views scheme.
There are 170 million Americans on TikTok, and they’re stressed about a potential ban.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump sought to blame President Joe Biden for legislation that would force the sale of social media platform TikTok, even though he attempted to ban the company himself when in office.
TikTok last week failed to submit to the commission a risk assessment for its spin-off app by an April 18 deadline, and now has to do so by Tuesday.
Chinese state media has criticised a new bill passed by the US House of Representatives that would force a divestment of TikTok, while parent company ByteDance and Beijing have remained silent.
The US-based general counsel for TikTok and ByteDance has led years-long talks with the American government meant to stave off national security concerns about the app’s connections to China.
ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of the popular short-video app, would be forced to sell it within a year if the measure passes the Senate.
If Lawrence Wong hopes to win over the Gen Z segment in the next general election, he needs to rule on social media, according to analysts.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson relied heavily on lawmakers from the rival party to overcome a blockade from his conservatives colleagues.
The ex pro-footballer-in-training was previously linked to Charli D’Amelio’s sister, Dixie D’Amelio, in 2020, but the former couple broke up in November 2022 – so who is he exactly?
Leclerc and his girlfriend just made a rare appearance together at the Monte-Carlo Masters men’s doubles final on Sunday, but they’ve been linked since the spring of 2023
Modern Family’s Alex – aka Ariel Winter – was forced to defend her actor boyfriend Luke Benward recently after rumours about his behaviour began spreading online … here’s what we know about him
Manhattan in New York isn’t traditionally known for Chinese soup dumplings but YouTube and TikTok are driving a xiaolongbao trend that sees more restaurants getting creative with the dim sum classic.
Gauth was the second most-downloaded education app for Apple iOS devices in the US as of Wednesday, behind language-learning platform Duolingo.
Biden administration ‘taking a serious look’ at existing tools to deal effectively with Beijing’s policies causing ‘dependencies and vulnerabilities’.
Eilish seemed ‘happier than ever’ as she was spotted kissing TikTok star Quenlin Blackwell at Coachella this year – 23-year-old Blackwell is one of the biggest Gen Z social media stars today
China shuts down 63,000 illegal accounts in crackdown on social media posts with false information about hot-button issues such as pandemic and disasters.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look to keep up with the complex and ever-evolving US-China relationship, with a particular focus on Washington’s moves to ban video-sharing app TikTok.
Beyoncé, Dolly Parton and Pharrell Williams are among celebrities leading the modern men and women’s Western wear fashion trend as TikTok flaunts new styles and searches for hats and boots soar online.
ByteDance has refuted a news report saying the company’s profits rose 60 per cent to US$40 billion last year.
