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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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We’re an entertainment platform, not a social network: TikTok
San Francisco: TikTok has clarified that it is not interested in copying Facebook as it is not a social network but an entertainment platform, as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks to make…
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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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Facebook tells employees to tweak algorithms to take on TikTok
San Francisco: Facebook (now Meta) employees have reportedly been directed by the senior executives to change the platform’s algorithms to make it more like its arch Chinese rival TikTok that is gaining…
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TikTok probing claims of aggressive work culture: Report
London: Short video platform TikTok is reportedly investigating claims of an aggressive work culture after a senior executive at the firm allegedly said he “didn’t believe” in maternity leave. Joshua Ma has…
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TikTok to share Ad revenue with some creators
Beijing: Short video platform TikTok is introducing ‘TikTok Pulse’, a new contextual advertising solution that lets advertisers place their brand next to the top content in the For You Feed. The company…
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Instagram testing TikTok-like fullscreen feed
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo sharing platform Instagram is experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. In a video posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the test and said that…
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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…
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YouTube Shorts allows creators to use clips from YouTube videos
San Francisco: TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts has allowed creators to use video clips from billions of videos from YouTube platform, albeit with some rules. The new feature is an extension of existing…
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TikTok testing private dislike button for comments
San Francisco: Chinese short-video app TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments and the users can flag comments they find ‘irrelevant or inappropriate’ without the dislike being visible to others.…
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Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share
San Francisco/New Delhi: TikTok’s meteoric rise has baffled Meta (formerly Facebook) as the Chinese short-video app is set to overtake the global advertising share of micro-blogging platform Twitter and photo-sharing platform Snapchat…
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Spotify testing music discovery feed like TikTok
New Delhi: Music streaming service Spotify is testing a personalised feed on the app’s home screen like Chinese short-video making platform TikTok to help users discover music easily. It is testing a…
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Tiktok emerges as top grossing non-gaming app in Q1 2022 globally
New Delhi: TikTok, including Douyin on iOS in China, has emerged as the top grossing non-game app in Q1 2022. TikTok generated $821 million in consumer spending this quarter. On Google Play,…
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TikTok-Oracle deal back on track to keep users’ data in US
San Francisco: Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is finalising a deal with Cloud major Oracle to store users data in the US without giving access to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, the…
