China Tells Tech Giants to Stop Blocking Rivals’ Links
China fired a fresh regulatory shot at its tech giants on Monday, telling them to end a long-standing practice of blocking each other’s links on their sites or face consequences.The…
TikTok Reinforces Privacy Controls for Teenagers
Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok on Thursday announced stricter privacy controls for teenagers, seeking to address criticism that it has failed to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.Owned…
ShareChat Raises $145 Million From Temasek, Others
Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat has raised $145 million (roughly Rs. 1,078 crores) in fresh funding from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and two other investors, giving it a valuation of $2.88 billion…
TikTok Ruling: Biden Administration Asks Courts to Dismiss Government Appeals
The Biden administration on Monday asked two federal appeals courts to dismiss the Justice Department’s legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of…
You Should Let the BookTok Teens Find Your Next Read
Screenshot: @bookishizz/TikTok (Fair Use) TikTok is a creator’s paradise, and these days, more than just fashion influencers and aspiring comedians are clogging the platform. A new community has blossomed on…
TikTok to Now Let Users Create Longer Videos of Up to 3 Minutes
TikTok said on Thursday it will introduce an option over the next few weeks to let users on its platform create longer videos of up to three minutes.TikTok, that allows…
TikTok Removes Nearly 62 Million Videos in Q1 2021 for Guideline Violations
Short-form video app TikTok said on Wednesday it had removed nearly 62 million videos from its platform during the first three months of the year for violating its guidelines, as…
China Targets Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com After Crushing Jack Ma
It’s been eight months since Jack Ma, the most famous business executive China has ever produced, all but dropped from public view. Eight months and, by conservative estimates, some $70…
ByteDance Founder Donates $77 million Amid China’s Charity Rush
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming stepped down as CEO last month (File)Beijing: The founder of TikTok owner ByteDance will donate 500 million yuan ($77.35 million) to the southeastern Chinese city of…
TikTok Given a Month to Respond to Claims of EU Consumer Rights Breaches
Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok has been given a month to respond to multiple complaints from EU consumer groups that it allegedly violated the bloc’s consumer laws and also allegedly…