TikTok is quickly becoming the next big thing in social media, both for individuals and for brands. Fortunately, the dance and lip-sync app can be a lot more than that if your brand uses it strategically. And the first place to start with that strategy is …
Snapchat is finally bringing music to snaps – something TikTok is known for – with a new music feature called Sounds. For many years, social media apps copied Snapchat. Just think about the “stories” format. Snap started that trend, and now everything from Instagram to YouTube …
WeChat and TikTok avoided the ban by the US Commerce Department at the 11th hour – the ban was supposed to go into effect on Sunday, however US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler blocked it, saying it raises serious questions about the first amendment (which guarantees freedom …
We reported recently that China would rather lose TikTok in USA than allow ByteDance to be forced to sell the company, and it seems that outcome is now very likely. With days to go before the September 15th deadline, the South China Morning Post has confirmed, …
TikTok’s owners are currently being forced to sell their overseas operations by the US Government, who cite security concerns. Until recently the Chinese government has been rather passive about the whole affair, but two weeks ago China updated its list of their export restrictions, to include …
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is trying to remove graphic videos circulating the app that show a man shooting himself with a gun, and banning accounts from people who are re-uploading the clip. TikTok says the clip was originally streamed on Facebook and …
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, reportedly entertained making an investment in the U.S. operations of TikTok. According to Bloomberg, the investment would have been part of a group bid led by an unknown company. Alphabet’s investment would have given the conglomerate a minority, non-voting …