Tag: TikTok
Kenya’s Ministry of Communications recommends regulating TikTok, rejects outright ban
Kenya’s information ministry has opposed any suggestions of a TikTok ban and argued that the popular Chinese short-video social platform owned by ByteDance should...
TikTok owner ByteDance is now bigger than Tencent
ByteDance's profit surged roughly 60% in 2023, outpacing the growth of online peers Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group in a sign of the TikTok...
Tiktok announces new rewards
TikTok has announced a new reward program, which offers incentives for users of the platform to produce search-optimized, high-quality, and original content. According to the...
EU opens formal probe into TikTok over protection of children
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into TikTok to determine whether the company is doing enough to protect minors on its platform...
New York City sues social media platforms over youth mental health...
New York City is suing a handful of social media networks, alleging their platforms’ designs exploit young users’ mental health and cost the city...
Tiktok removes 1.4 million videos from Nigeria in Q3 2023
Popular short video platform, TikTok has said in its Community Guidelines Enforcement report that it removed 1.4 million videos posted by Nigerian users in Q3...
TikTok removes 107 million videos, accounts for breaching regulations
Data from Atlas VPN, based on TikTok’s Community Guideline Enforcement report, indicates that TikTok recently removed approximately 107 million videos for violating content regulations.The...
TikTok crosses 4.4 billion downloads
Data from OnlyAccounts.io, Statista and AppMagic indicate that, after one of the best quarters in the history of TikTok, the short video app crossed...
TikTok slapped with €345 million EU fine for privacy breaches
TikTok has been fined €345 million for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children’s personal data, EU industry regulator said. The Chinese-owned short-video platform,...
TikTok, Telegram, IXBet banned in Somalia over ‘horrific’ content, misinformation
TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online-betting website 1XBet have been banned in Somalia to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications...