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TikTok takes on Spotify and Apple, launches own music service
New Delhi: Chinese short-video-making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify. The company launched the subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music”…
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Non-TikTok users consider it a national security threat: Report
San Francisco: About six-in-ten adults (59 per cent) see the Chinese short-video-making app TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the US, a new report has shown. According…
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Four killed in 6 months for giving in to dangerous TikTok trend in US state of Alabama
Montgamery: Four people were killed in the US state of Alabama recently after they performed dangerous TikTok trend “dubbed boat jumping”, media reports said. Following the trend, thrill-seekers jump or flipp off…
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TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple
New Delhi: Amid the growing Twitter-Meta fight over Threads app, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify. The subscription-only…
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TikTok COO resigns after nearly five years
San Francisco: V Pappas, TikTok’s chief operating officer (COO), has resigned after nearly five years at the Chinese short-video making app to “refocus” on her “entrepreneurial passions”. Pappas tweeted on Thursday, “After…
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Belgian TikToker fakes death to teach family ‘a lesson’
In an attempt to teach his family a lesson on the importance of staying in touch with one another, a Belgian TikToker staged his own death and then turned up for his…
- Technology
TikTok sues US state of Montana for banning the app
San Francisco: Chinese short-video-making app TikTok on Tuesday hit back at the US state of Montana with a lawsuit, after Montana Governor Greg Gianforte banned TikTok in the state last week. TikTok…
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Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 mn settlement over TikTok car theft challenge
San Francisco: Hyundai and Kia have agreed to a $200 million settlement to resolve class-action litigation with owners of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles without push-button ignitions and immobilising anti-theft devices, or…
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UK watchdog fines TikTok millions for misuse of children’s data
London: The UK on Tuesday imposed a 12.7-million pound fine on Chinese video app TikTok for a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing to use children’s personal data lawfully.…
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Amid security concerns, Australia to ban TikTok on government devices
Canberra: Australia’s federal government will ban video-sharing application TikTok on government devices over fears that the application’s security could be compromised and the platform could be used for foreign interference by China,…
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Will never share US user data with China, says TikTok CEO
Washington: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, who testified before the US Congress for the first time, has said the short-video making platform will never share US user data with China. However, the…
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UK bans TikTok on government devices over security concerns
London: TikTok will be banned from UK government phones amid security concerns around the Chinese-owned social media video app, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden announced in Parliament on Thursday. The ban brings…
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TikTok unveils paywalled content for creators to make money
San Francisco: Chinese short-video making app TikTok has introduced paywalled content where creators will be able to put premium content behind paywalls for their viewers to purchase. Creators will be able to…
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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…
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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…
