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Tiktok crosses 2 billion downloads

Short form video is surely here to stay, at least from the…

Tiktok parent ByteDance on a hiring spree as other unicorns lay off workforce due to coronavirus closures

Against a backdrop unprecedented layoffs in the corporate sector, Chinese internet giant…

SOSV’s MOX accelerator invests in India-based shortform video-only talent marketplace ‘Joynt’

The $700Mn US-HQed VC firm SOSV has announced an undisclosed investment into…

YouTube reportedly developing a Tik Tok rival called ‘Shorts’

Love it or hate it, there is no denying the popularity of…

Tiger Global was on a share purchase spree in TikTok parent Bytedance since 2018, current valuation at around $90Bn: Report

In a testament to TikTok’s (and perhaps the short format video) popularity,…

Tik Tok launches “Transparency Centre” as it scrambles to clean its image

Social media app Tik Tok has announced the launch of a content…

TikTok is ‘fundamentally parasitic’, says Reddit CEO Steve Huffman

Love it or hate it, there is no denying the popularity of…

TikTok debuts ‘Family Safety Mode’ amid weakening public trust in social media

Whether you are pro or anti TikTok, there’s no denying its presence.…

Vine reincarnated as Byte, officially launched on iOS and Android

Remember ‘vines’? Back in 2016 (3 years is a biiiiig time in…

TikTok comes under fire for security flaws that may have exposed user data to hackers

TikTok has had its fair share of scrutiny, and there is some…

TikTok releases its first transparency report; highest requests came from India

In a move that highlights growing tensions over TikTok’s parent firm ByteDance,…

TikTok banned by U.S. Navy

TikTok is the new frenzy and it’s just as popular as it…
Resso

TikTok owner’s new music streaming app has hit the market

TikTok owner ByteDance had earlier said that the company is all set…

US senators think TikTok could be a potential threat to national security

Continuing the trend of suspicion aimed towards Chinese companies, Senior US senators have asked intelligence agencies to investigate TikTok.

Mark Zuckerberg calls out TikTok for kowtowing to the Chinese state

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called out Chinese short-video application TikTok…

TikTok owner Bytedance clocks better-than-expected revenues of $7Bn in first half of 2019: Reuters

In a stamping validation of a rather unique product portfolio that Chinese…

TikTok bills $9M in revenue from in-app purchases

The TikTok craze has prevailed over the youth for quite some time…
Facebook Lasso

Facebook Lasso is the company’s short-form video service to compete with TikTok

After cloning features from Snapchat, the social media giant Facebook has now…