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Covid-19: TikTok donates Rs 100 cr in safety gear to Indian medical staff

Will give away 400,000 hazmat medical protective suits and 2,00,000 masks

Broadcasters have an opportunity to do a TikTok on TV: BARC CEO Sunil Lulla

The average daily reach of TV rose from 560 million Indians pre-COVID-19 (January 11-31) to 592 million post-COVID-19 (March 14-20)

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.

HC lifts suspension of TikTok 'influencers' for alleged hate-mongering

The high court, in its order, held that the cyber cell did not have the power to direct TikTok to block the influencers' accounts under Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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.

TikTok parent ByteDance woos India's Gen Z with Resso

Resso, which calls itself the world's first social music streaming app, is also looking at expanding its service to Indonesia

WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok anti-nationals? Case filed in Hyderabad

The Cyber Crime Police of Hyderabad has registered an FIR against social media platforms- WhatsApp, Twitter and TikTok- for allowing people to spread anti-national activities, as per a complaint filed by one S Srishailam.Raghuveer, Additional DCP Cyber Crimes said," We have received a court referred complaint, which was filed by S Srisailam in the concerned court stating that social media platforms Whatsapp, Twitter and TikTok are allowing few people to spread anti-national activities and videos."S Srisailam also claimed that a few people are running a campaign against the CAA on social media platforms to spread hatred which in turn is causing damage to national integrity."In this regard, because the complaint was referred by a court a case has been registered against Whatsapp, Twitter & TikTok under the relevant section of Indian Penal Code and IT Act and took up the investigation," the DCP added.He also added that the police cannot take action against these platforms as they ..

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.

The curious case of 'rise' and 'ban' of Tik Tok in India explained

The Supreme Court today said that it will not interfere in the Tik Tok matter as the Madras High Court is hearing it on Tuesday

The rapid rise of user-generated content and brands' TikTok challenge

User-generated content has upended the rules of traditional communication

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?

TikTok, PUBG Mobile were most popular apps of 2019 in India: Report

TikTok was the breakout social app of 2019 in the Indian market, while PUBG Mobile saw the highest consumer spend in games in the country

Inshorts' social video app Public gets 10 million users in 6 months

New Delhi, 8 January News curator app Inshorts has said its location-based social network, Public, registered 10 million users within six months of launch.Public works on the idea that people should be able to record and share happenings around them, enabling real-time local updates, especially in tier-II and tier-III cities. It is a GPS location-based app and will show users content being generated near them and from people whom they follow (online). The beta launch test (the term for pre-release of software, given to a large group of users, to try under real conditions) for Public began in April. The final launch was in July. It reached the 10-plus million user mark in November. A million videos are being created every month on Public, says the company. It competes with the likes of TikTok, YouTube and other video-based apps. "Public is giving everyone a platform to connect with their local communities and our rapid growth is demonstrative of ..

TikTok expands community guidelines to bring greater transparency for users

The platform, which is extremely popular among youngsters globally, including India, said country teams localise and implement these guidelines in accordance with local laws and norms

TikTok gets most user info, content removal requests from India

According to the company's first transparency report, TikTok received 107 total requests (99 legal and 8 emergency) for 143 user accounts between January and June 2019 from India.

Year in Review: Twitter to TikTok, the multi-layered nature of consumers

The lists leave a trail of breadcrumbs to the consumer. Even more interestingly, though, the nature of lists drawn up tell us what brands want.

As China makes inroads, what happens when the internet gets less American?

The discussion about TikTok in US political circles has become caught up in the broader tug of war between the US and China

ByteDance weighs selling stake in TikTok after US claims security threat

ByteDance has emerged as the world's most valuable startup on the explosive popularity of TikTok, where more than a billion, largely young, users share short clips of lip-syncing and dance videos

After Bollywood debut, TikTok wants to insert itself into popular culture

The Bala exposure gives the app mainstream acceptability, says Sandeep Goyal, founder of marketing and media consultancy, Mogae Media

Online abuse: Chinese apps like TikTok, Bigo Live on women panel's radar

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram told to ensure safer platforms for women, youth