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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.
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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.
Bill will not only ban TikTok, but also may set precedent by not having to prove threat in targeting entity associated with ‘a foreign adversary’.
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- Saint Mleux is private about her love life, but she does have a third of a million TikTok followers; she shares snippets of her travels, as well as cooking adventures and make-up tutorials
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.
Joe Biden accused of prioritising ‘a short term-thaw’ with Beijing’s leaders at expense of ‘a long-term victory over their malevolent strategy’.
Authorities say abuse of monkeys at the Angkor Unesco World Heritage site is a growing problem as people look for new ways to draw online viewers to generate cash.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration has been on an extended campaign against posts deemed to be provocative to race, religion and royalty.
Influencer-turned-beauty queen Viru Nikah Terinsip apologised for sharing a video in which she could be seen responding to men’s suggestive dances while holidaying in Thailand.
With European elections approaching in June, mainstream politicians are wary of ceding ground to fringe parties who have successfully exploited its short video format.
Efforts to ban TikTok over security concerns have gained momentum in the US, where officials and state agencies use it to promote their initiatives among young voters.
Beijing-based ByteDance has left the US TikTok team lead its own response in countering legislation that would kick it out of domestic app stores, sources say.
The crookie, a Parisian pastry chef’s creation featuring a croissant filled with cookie dough, has trended on TikTok and spawned copycats from Hong Kong to Brussels, to the bafflement of its inventor.
The government is concerned about how the platform owned by Chinese firm ByteDance is complying with Kenya’s data protection and privacy laws and may ban public officials from using it.
Francesca Farago just announced that she and fiancé Jesse Sullivan are expecting – here’s what you need to know about the Netflix reality star and her TikTok influencer partner’s journey so far
‘Constructive’ conversation took place arranged around priorities that American leader ‘holds so seriously’, says national security spokesman.
Generation Alpha, the children of millennial parents, make up more than quarter of the world’s population – and there are concerns that these kids are not ‘all right’.
The increased bonus programme shows the lengths taken by TikTok owner ByteDance to retain and attract talent, even as the company continues to restructure its operations this year.
‘Younger people – seen as key to the outcome of the presidential election – are particularly opposed,’ said a survey analyst.
Products from firms such as Meta and Snap have ‘rewired the way children think, behave and learn’, school boards said. Lawsuit also named TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance.
Readers discuss a US bill that seeks to wrest the popular app from its Chinese parent company, and Hamas’ approach in Gaza.
