TikTok edged closer to being banned in the United States after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent…
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Davido Sets New Record as Africa’s Most-Watched TikTok Livestream
Nigerian music sensation David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has set a new record for the most-watched TikTok livestream in Africa, attracting a total of 389,800 viewers.
From TikTok to Hollywood, the irresistible rise of Italy’s Khaby Lame
Compared by some to Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, the most followed TikToker in the world, Khaby Lame, is preparing to launch a film career in Hollywood following his dizzying…
TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programme
TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU…
UK fines TikTok over safety data reporting
British telecommunications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday it had handed video sharing platform TikTok a £1.9 million ($2.4 million) fine for failing to timely make available safety data. Ofcom criticised the…
US Senate Rejects Expedited Process for TikTok Bill
A bill that would force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese owners or see it banned in the United States will move cautiously in the US Senate, key lawmakers said, after it sailed through the House.
Trump ex-Treasury chief seeks TikTok buyout bid as China seethes
Steve Mnuchin, the former US treasury secretary under Donald Trump, said Thursday he was preparing a buyout bid of TikTok, as Beijing blasted a bill moving through Congress that would…
TikTok Faces Ban In America
The United States House of Representatives has taken a significant step towards potentially banning TikTok nationwide by passing a Bill into law.
TikTok announces $1.5 bn deal to restart Indonesia online shop
TikTok on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment in GoTo in a deal that would allow the Chinese-owned short video app to restart its online shop in Indonesia. Indonesia in…
EU opens probe into TikTok, YouTube over child protection
The EU announced investigations on Thursday into YouTube and TikTok to find out what action the US and Chinese-owned platforms are taking to ensure the safety of minors on their…