TikTok Overtakes Facebook as the World’s Most Downloaded App

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TikTok tops the list of social media providers in a global survey of downloads in 2020.  Read More

TikTok Rival Kuaishou Wins Rights to Tokyo and Beijing Olympics

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Chinese short video company Kuaishou has won the broadcasting rights to the next two Olympic Games as the TikTok rival hits a milestone in its user numbers. Read More

On TikTok’s #MuseumMoment And Museums’ TikTok Moment

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May 18th's #MuseumMoment live event has further cemented the ties that bind the social media app and cultural institutions. Read More

Sony and Discord Create a New Future for Social Media

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The partnership between Sony Playstation and Discord is built on engaging communities. Read More

Headlines from China: More Films Are Getting Back on Track of Distribution Plans

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With more and more theaters reopening for business since last Friday, film distributors are also restarting their previously halted distribution plans. Read More

Bytedance Reshuffles Executives to Focus on Overseas

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TikTok owner Bytedance announced Thursday a major leadership reshuffle with company founder and CEO Zhang Yiming shifting to take charge of the company’s overseas business. Read More

TikTok to Open ‘Transparency Center’ in US Amid Lawmaker Scrutiny

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Experts will be able to observe how content moderators review videos uploaded to TikTok and identify potential violations. Read More

ByteDance’s TikTok Names Former U.S. Defense Staff as Security Head

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ByteDance’s social media app TikTok has announced that it has hired cyber security executive and former U.S. defense staff Roland Cloutier as its newly created chief information security officer. The announcement comes as the company wrestles with U.S. concerns over its handling of private user data. Read More

ByteDance-Owned TikTok Was World’s Most Downloaded Social Media App in January

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With 104.7 million downloads, TikTok became the world’s most downloaded social media app in January. The figure represented a 46% increase compared to the same month last year. Read More

ByteDance Eroding Ad Revenue Share from BAT: report

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Bytedance, creator of viral short video apps Douyin and TikTok as well as news aggregation app Toutiao, is continuing to take ad revenue share from China’s top tech firms Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. Read More