TikTok
- World
US inches closer to ban TikTok nationwide over data security concerns
New York: The House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 24-16 in favour of banning TikTok in the US, advancing a bill that would allow US President Joe Biden to ban the Chinese…
- Technology
Now Canada bans TikTok on govt-issued mobile devices
Toronto: Canada has become the latest country to ban Chinese short-video-making app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. The country joins the European Union and some state governments in the US in banning…
- World
Now Canada bans TikTok on govt-issued mobile devices
Toronto: Canada has become the latest country to ban Chinese short-video-making app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. The country joins the European Union and some state governments in the US in banning…
- India
Chinese app TikTok sacks entire India staff: Report
New Delhi: Chinese short video-making app TikTok has reportedly sacked its entire India staff — about 40 employees — and February 28 will be their last working day. According to a report…
- Business
US mulls bill to ban TikTok nationwide over security concerns
Washington: The US plans to ban Chinese short video-making app TikTok nationwide, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a vote next month on a bill to completely block the platform.…
- Technology
TikTok tests its ‘sleep reminders’ feature
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video-making app TikTok is testing a new ‘sleep reminders’ feature, which will allow users to set up alerts during their bedtime and to mute notifications during the recommended…
- Technology
TikTok users can now tag movies, TV shows in videos
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video-making app TikTok has partnered with IMDb, an online database of information related to films, television series and much more, to allow users to tag movies and TV…
- Technology
TikTok now allows users to find specific parts of videos
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video making app TikTok has quietly added a ‘video-scrubbing thumbnail’ feature to its platform that allows users to easily find a specific part of a longer video. This…
- Business
TikTok owner ByteDance slashes thousands of jobs
Beijing: TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of workers across multiple departments, the media reported. The layoffs affected employees at Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok with 600 million daily…
- Technology
TikTok’s new model to detect ‘borderline’ content
San Francisco: In an effort to age-restrict certain types of content, TikTok has said that it is working on a new model to detect “borderline” or “suggestive” content. “We’ve always had strict…
- Technology
TikTok tests YouTube-like horizontal full-screen mode
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video platform TikTok is reportedly testing a new horizontal full-screen mode with a select group of users globally. According to TechCrunch, the move was intended to attract the…
- Technology
Amazon to bring TikTok-like feed of shoppable content
San Francisco: With an aim to generate more engagement on its platform, e-commerce giant Amazon has announced that it will bring a TikTok-like feed of shoppable content named ‘Inspire’ to its application.…
- News
Indian-American model calls Varanasi ‘scariest city’; slammed
New York: An Indian-American model and social media influencer, whose family hails from Lucknow, has apologised after being slammed for calling Varanasi the’ scariest city’ in her TikTok video. Atlanta-based Aparna Singh…
- Technology
TikTok begins testing in-app shopping feature
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video platform TikTok has started testing its in-app shopping feature, which will allow users to make purchases directly inside the application. The new feature has begun to roll…