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Top Japanese Lawmaker Suggests TikTok Sells Local Business to Address Security Concerns

Aug 21, 2020 / Legal /

Japan is tightening the screws on the embattled TikTok, with a top lawmaker suggesting that changing the ownership of the ByteDance-owned short video app’s Japan business could help address mounting data security concerns. Read More

TikTok Parent ByteDance Could Counter Trump Order With Lawsuit

Aug 10, 2020 / Legal /

Executive orders from the White House banning two of the most popular Chinese-owned mobile apps are the latest escalation in a technological standoff between the United States and China. Read More

TikTok Unveils $200 Million Fund to Help U.S.-Based Users Make Money Amid Ban Threat

Jul 27, 2020 / Money /

TikTok has announced the launch of a $200 million fund to encourage U.S.-based “influencers” to create more content, even as the Trump administration threatens a ban. Read More

Netflix Names TikTok as a Major Competitor For First Time

Jul 23, 2020 / News /

TikTok has been publicly labeled by Netflix as a major competitor for the first time, as global pushbacks have left the Chinese app’s global expansion plans almost in tatters. Read More

TikTok Fined $155,000 For Mishandling User Data in South Korea

Jul 17, 2020 / Headlines From China /

Just two weeks after being removed from Indian app stores, ByteDance-owned TikTok took another hit in South Korea, where the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) fined the viral short video app 186 million won ($155,000) for mishandling user data. Read More

Can Douyin, China’s Version of TikTok, Help China’s LGBT Community?

Jul 16, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

The Beijing LGBT Center recently opened an account on Douyin, the domestic version of TikTok, attracting over 2,400 followers and featuring short videos that address misconceptions about the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

ByteDance to Close Smaller Short Video App in India, Focus on TikTok

Jun 17, 2020 / News /

Chinese tech unicorn ByteDance has announced it will shut down its lesser-known video sharing app Vigo Video in India by Oct. 31, as its flagship TikTok app gains traction in the South Asian country. Read More

TikTok Rival Kuaishou Builds $1.4bn Data Center In China

Jun 11, 2020 / News /

Chinese video sharing app Kuaishou will spend about 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) to build its largest data center, as the company looks to support a user base poised for continued growth in a post-coronavirus market. Read More

TikTok Owner ByteDance Increasing Indian Operations: Reports

Jun 3, 2020 / News /

ByteDance is reportedly opening its second corporate entity in India to provide information technology services to all of its platforms worldwide, the latest sign that the Chinese tech unicorn is expanding its global footprint. Read More

ByteDance’s TikTok Surpasses 2 Billion Downloads Globally

May 4, 2020 / News /

The ByteDance-owned short video app has amassed more than 2 billion downloads on Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store combined, a milestone that comes just five months after the app hit the 1.5 billion download mark. Read More

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