According to Nikkei Asia, a global survey of downloads in 2020 showed TikTok on top of the list of social media providers for the first time since the study was first conducted in 2018.
TikTok is one of the most popular short-video platforms and it is now reportedly making a comeback to India.
YouTube Shorts started rolling out globally in more than 100 countries. This is a Google's short-form video service which is an obvious competitor to TikTok. According to Mashable, YouTube says the service will now be available in "more than 100 countries". It was officially launched in September 2020. It is featuring 15 seconds videos which are similar to TikTok.
ByteDance has reportedly started selling the AI technology of the TikTok app to other companies, including in India where the app is banned.
The Biden administration earlier this week banned 59 Chinese military and surveillance firms from acquiring US investors or investments, expanding an original list of 44 Chinese companies targeted by Trump in a November executive order.
TikTok has introduced a new privacy policy section for US users, saying it "may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information" from its users' content.
Indian short-video making apps like Josh, Moj, MX Takatak and Roposo have brought back 97 per cent of TikTok user base in the country onto their platforms, largely from small cities and towns.
Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger - all of which are part of the Facebook family of apps - rounded out the top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month.
After the success of Reels, Instagram has launched another TikTok inspired feature on its platform called 'Remix for Reels'.
TikTok has announced to make it mandatory for users to see personalised ads from April 15.
Pakistan has once again banned Chinese short-video making app TikTok, this time for allegedly peddling vulgarity and spreading objectionable content on its platform.
TikTok has removed over 340,000 videos in the US for breaking the platform's rules around misinformation about the 2020 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Wanawadi police have registered an accidental death case, ruling out anything suspicious about her death, while social media audio-messages have also been scanned.
ByteDance will shut its India business and cut the 2,000-plus employees to a bare minimum over the uncertainty in making a comeback following a ban on its hugely popular TikTok video app in the country
Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country.
Bolo Indya is a popular application that can be used as a TikTok alternative. Here's how you can download and install the app.
TikTok has released its first augmented reality (AR) filter that uses iPhone 12 Pro's LiDAR camera.
Google is testing a new feature where Instagram and TikTok videos will appear in their own dedicated carousel in the Google app for mobile devices.
On June 29, 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced a ban on TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Shein, CamScanner, and many more.
The US teen sensation and dancer Charli D’Amelio has managed to carve a niche for herself on TikTok. The 16-year-old has become the first video creator to clock in 100 million followers.
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