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Kids, teens spending more time on TikTok than YouTube globally
San Francisco: Kids and teenagers are watching an average of 91 minutes content on Chinese short-video platform TikTok daily compared to just 56 minutes on Google-owned YouTube globally, new data has shown.…
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Instagram, TikTok eating into Google’s core services, suggests top executive
San Francisco: The TikTok threat to Google’s business is not just limited to YouTube, but core Google services, including Search and Maps, are also being impacted by a growing preference for social…
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Senators asks FTC Chair Lina Khan to probe TikTok’s data practices
San Francisco: Top US Senators have called on Lina Khan, Chairperson of Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to investigate short-video making app TikTok over its alleged data sharing practices with China-based workers. In…
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TikTok to restrict livestreams to viewers who are 18 years and above
New Delhi: Chinese short-video making app TikTok is reportedly restricting livestreams to viewers who are 18 years of age and above, to prevent minors from encountering adult content. The new setting for…
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TikTok CEO denies handing over US users’ data to China
San Francisco: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has said that the short-video making platform has never provided data of US citizens to the Chinese government. In a letter addressed to nine Republican…
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Binance joins TikTok sensation Khaby Lame to boost Web3.0 awareness
London: To increase awareness around Web3.0, leading cryptocurrency firm Binance on Thursday said it has partnered with Khaby Lame, a TikTok sensation with record 142.8 million followers. Lame, how joins Binance as…
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US FCC chief asks Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
San Francisco: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr has written to Apple and Google requesting them to remove Chinese short-video making platform TikTok from their respective app stores for…
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Khaby Lame is now most-followed creator on TikTok
San Francisco: With 142.8 million followers on TikTok, Khaby Lame has now officially become the most-followed creator on the short video platform. Lame, who launched his TikTok channel and shared his first…
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Musk wants Twitter to be more like WeChat, to allow outrageous comments
San Francisco: In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok and WeChat and…
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YouTube Shorts hits 30 bn daily views: Sundar Pichai
New Delhi: TikTok rival YouTube Shorts is now averaging over 30 billion daily views — four times as much as a year ago, as short-form content is witnessing huge adoption across the…