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Bytedance Barred from Using WeChat User Information in Douyin, Duoshan

Mar 21, 2019 / News /

Tianjin Binhai New Area People’s Court issued a ruling on Wednesday to stop Bytedance from using user information taken from WeChat and QQ on two of its apps. Read More

Bytedance Sues iQiyi for Streaming Boy Band Episode of An Original Show

Feb 25, 2019 / News /

Beijing’s Haidian Court announced that it’s accepted a suit by content purveyor Bytedance against Baidu’s video platform iQiyi for allegedly streaming an episode of an original show. Read More

Court prohibits Bytedance-owned video app streaming Tencent’s Honour of Kings

Feb 19, 2019 / Game /

Guangzhou’s Intellectual Property Court has issued an injunction to stop Bytedance-owned video app Watermelon Video from streaming shows that involve Tencent’s wildly popular mobile game, Honour of Kings Read More

What does Tiktok’s Rise Mean for Facebook and Snapchat?

Feb 13, 2019 / Entertainment Marketing /

The rise of Tiktok, Bytedance’s short video-sharing app, is no secret. What is less appreciated is the challenge is posed to the established social networks Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. Read More

Bytedance Takes on WeChat With New Video Messaging App

Jan 15, 2019 / News /

Chinese tech giant Bytedance on Tuesday launched a video-based messaging app focused on sharing content with friends and family, as it moves to take on WeChat’s newly launched short-video features. Read More

In A Series of Three Firsts, Beijing’s Internet Court Dismisses ByteDance Copyright Suit against Baidu

Dec 28, 2018 / News /

Beijing’s newly established internet court has dismissed ByteDance-backed Douyin’s copyright lawsuit against Baidu. Read More

Douyin Claims to Have 400 million Monthly Active Users in China

Nov 9, 2018 / News /

Looks like China’s obsession with short videos is not going away anytime soon. Douyin’s international version, Tik Tok, was the world’s most downloaded non-game app in iOS App Store in Q1 2018. Read More

Douyin Becomes 2nd Bytedance Product to Introduce Mini Programs

Oct 29, 2018 / Technology /

Eagle-eyed users of Douyin (known as TikTok abroad) have spotted a new addition to the app following the latest iOS update. Starting October 24, the app has an option, under settings, to access “mini programs.” Read More

Douyin Reaches 500 Million Monthly Active Users Worldwide

Jul 18, 2018 / News /

No matter if you like it or not, more and more global netizens are keen to watch 15-second videos of people dancing, singing, or just doing other goofy stuff on China’s popular short video platform Douyin, aka Tik Tok. Read More

ByteDance-backed Short Video Platform Huoshan Announces RMB 1 Billion Project

Jul 12, 2018 / News /

Huoshan, a short video platform backed by ByteDance, announced its One Million Experts plan, which will inject $150 million worth cash and resources to help users in industrial, professional, and service sectors to show and exchange experiences. Read More

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