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Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share

TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024

Facebook hires Republican strategy firm to campaign against TikTok: Report

Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticising Google's privacy practices in leading news outlets.

How China's TikTok and Facebook influencers push propaganda

Russia's war with Ukraine is an example.

TikTok-Oracle deal to store users' data in US back on track; Reports

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 media reported.

TikTok suspends live streaming in Russia citing new fake news law

Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has suspended live streaming and new content to video services in Russia after introduction of new fake news law in the country that threatened jail of up to 15 years

YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when someone is streaming

The new update will display a ring with the word 'Live' on it around a channel's profile picture when they are live streaming

Govt bans 54 Chinese apps for security concern about data: Report

India has since June 2020 banned some 224 Chinese bans for national security reasons

ShareChat to acquire MX's short-video app in deal valued at $700 mn: Report

With the MX TakaTak acquisition, ShareChat's parent will now have two short-video apps in its portfolio.

Police in Pakistan's Punjab province barred from using TikTok

The police department has warned that if a video of any officer goes viral on a social media app, strict departmental action will be taken

TikTok is the future of social media, agree Meta, Snapchat

In an earnings call, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that less time is being spent watching Stories from friends on Snapchat

Facebook plunges over 25% as Tiktok steals user attention

Investors wipe off $200 bn from m-cap after firm misses major projections in earnings update

Meta shares plunge 20% as Facebook feels heat from Apple and TikTok

Meta, which missed on Wall Street's earnings estimates, said it faced hits from Apple Inc's privacy changes to its operating system

TikTok confirms testing support for paid subscriptions: Report

The company did not share details about when it might roll out to creators, how many creators are currently testing it, or what the pay structure might look like: Report

ByteDance cuts investment arm as deal curbs chill China tech

TikTok's owner is dissolving the internal venture capital and investing team that makes bets on promising startups, people familiar with the matter said

Short and sweet: Indian TikTok clones on a roll, attract 240 mn users

Taka Tak, Moj, and others gain big from the void left by the ban on Chinese app

TikTok emerges as most downloaded app globally on Christmas 2021: Report

Popular short video-sharing platform Tiktok has topped the chart of downloads on Christmas Day this year.

Maybe I'm partly Chinese: Musk reacts to viral video of his doppelganger

The video originally posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of Tiktok, showed the lookalike dressed in a black coat while standing next to a black car

TikTok dethrones Google to become most popular website of 2021: Report

Popular short video-sharing platform TikTok has surpassed tech giant Google as the most popular website of the year, says a report.

TikTok-rival Chingari app crosses 107 mn downloads on Play Store

Chingari had recently tied up with multiple platforms for unique entertainment and engagement collaborations

TikTok's latest video tool is violating open-source license: Report

Short video-making platform TikTok's latest video-production tool is violating open-source licenses, the media reported.