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At 16.5 million, TikTok removed most number of videos from India: Report

TikTok removed over 49 million videos for content violations between July and December last year

TikTok to exit Hong Kong market within days over new national security law

TikTok has also said previously that it would not comply with any requests made by the Chinese government to censor content or for access to TikTok's user data

Google, Apple remove most of the banned Chinese apps from their stores

Initially, few apps voluntarily delisted themselves in accordance with the government's order but now Google and Apple have blocked access to all other apps too

Banned Chinese apps consider shifting servers to India to allay concerns

The Indian authorities feared that these apps were transferring consumer data to locations outside the country, especially China, in an unauthorised and surreptitious manner.

DoT warns operators of action if banned Chinese apps are not deleted

The order came after the government this week banned several Chinese apps including ByteDance's TikTok, Alibaba's UC News and Tencent's WeChat citing "threat to sovereignty and integrity.

Will ban on TikTok be the final straw that breaks its controversial run?

The video-sharing app is no stranger to controversy, and experts say that the ban is more likely a negotiation tactic between governments and it may do well to just wait and watch

Concerned about India banning Chinese apps: China foreign ministry

India has a responsibility to uphold the rights of Chinese businesses, said Chinese foreign ministry

Apple catches TikTok reading user clipboards; won't do now, says Chinese app

Chinese short-video making app TikTok has announced it will no longer automatically access user clipboards on Apple iPhones after iOS 14 in Beta exposed the app's constant reading of user clipboards

'Boycott Chinese apps' campaign heats up, may have little economic impact

Apart from the boycott campaign, Indian intelligence agencies have red-flagged usage of over 50 China-linked apps as being a threat to national security.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: EU slams China over fake Covid-19 info

Cases in US cross two million as infections rise in at least 20 states, Amazon, Ebay ordered to stop shipping unproven Covid products

TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China to US: Report

The short video app's parent company ByteDance has quietly made a series of moves in recent months to transfer global decision-making and research capabilities out of its home country

TikTok owner's valuation exceeds $100 billion in private markets: Report

Stock in world's most valuable start-up has changed hands recently at a price that suggests its value has risen more than 33 per cent from about $75 billion during a major round of funding 2 years ago

Disney's streaming chief Kevin Mayer appointed as TikTok CEO from June 1

Mayer led the successful launch of the Disney+ streaming service in November but in February was passed over as Disney's new chief executive

TikTok hits 2 bn downloads; becomes most installed app amid Covid-19 crisis

In India, the short video making app leads the chart with more than 600 million downloads or about 30.3 per cent of all unique installs

TikTok's Family Pairing feature let parents have control on kids' profile

In addition, TikTok will disable Direct Messages feature for users under the age of 16. This update goes live on April 30

US senators seek to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their phones

The app has been rapidly growing in popularity among US teenagers and allows users to create short videos.

Tiktok seeks dismissal of PIL demanding ban on app in Bombay High Court

The petition was filed in November 2019 by city-based woman Heena Darvesh, claiming that the TikTok app has resulted in several criminal offences and deaths.

Zee5 to launch short video app, take on TikTok in fight for market share

Timed just after the India debut of Disney+, which is slated for March-end on Hotstar, the move is aimed at increasing engagement and users, top officials at Zee5 said.

Scooping up the market: How did TikTok break past the American giants?

TikTok has a community of 200 million users in India, the company claims. So how did ByteDance push its way through and how has it held its own?

ByteDance readying assault on Tencent Holdings' mobile gaming kingdom

The world's most valuable start-up has rapidly built a full-fledged gaming division to spearhead its maiden foray into hardcore or non-casual games