It has been all the rage these days, pushing the young generation to create new dance moves, funny clips, and enact famous scenes from shows and movies by lip-syncing to them. Yes, we’re talking about TikTok, the short-form video-sharing platform that’s run by China-based company Byte...
TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi was brought before Congress and challenged on his company’s connections to the People’s Republic of China. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of Chinese firm ByteDance, it insists it operates as an independent entity and that it has never shared any user data...
Here’s a rundown of some key events and incidents related to the question of whether TikTok is a safe social media platform. 2019: The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined TikTok $5.7 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by allowing ...
With the app's existence threatened, "TikTok refugees" have emerged. By threatening to block TikTok, US politicians are only driving its users to other social media platforms that have also been developed by Chinese companies. By threatening to ban TikTok, US politicians have provided China with ...
After the Chinese government's rule to limit playtime for minors, TikTok owner ByteDance implements the same limitation for Douyin users in China.
③ You can also directly share to different social media by clicking Share in the lower right corner of the video. Kind tipsAbout the dance machine: everyone liked the dance machine before, but now TikTok has turned off this function. ...
TikTok is the subject of bans in many countries, ranging from being blocked on government devices to complete nationwide crackdowns. As the UK enforces restrictions of its own, here's a list of the countries where action has been taken.
Also worth noting:Don't confuse TikTok with Douyin, another app in China made by the same company. Douyin is considered the international version of TikTok, but the two are separate apps and platforms. What Makes TikTok So Popular? TikTok videos (L to R): cute pets, challenges, dances, ...
And how is TikTok a national security risk when U.S. President Joe Biden himself happily made his TikTok debut earlier this year? This farce only shows the world more clearly how far the United States is willing to go to protect its interests with the self-invented "rules" and "order."...
president-elect Donald Trump’s closest allies, is deemed to be a key role in the ultimate fate of TikTok. One scenario that has been debated by Beijing is that Musk’s social media X, formerly Twitter, would take control of TikTok operation in the United States and run the businesses ...