Tag: TikTok
TikTok halts Facebook’s growth, targets Instagram next
TikTok has reportedly connived with other factors to draw people away from Facebook, bring the growth of the social media giant to a standstill,...
App spending to hit $133 billion in 2021
App analytics company, Sensor Tower has predicted global app user revenue will grow 19.7 per cent year-on-year to $133 billion by the close of...
Netflix readies to challenge TikTok with short videos feature
Video streaming platform, Netflix is gearing up to introduce a feature designed to offer short video snippets of children programmes, to boost its appeal...
YouTube set to challenge TikTok in short video space
YouTube has began a beta of its Shorts video service in the US, as it looks to enhance its play in the growingly competitive...
Nigerian priest in Scotland brings church to Tik Tok
Canadian-Iraqi singer Ali Gatie’s What If I Told You I Love You is one of many 60-second soundtracks underlying some of Tik Tok’s most viral videos. In one such...
China claims US app bans violate WTO rules
China has argued attempts by the US government to ban TikTok and WeChat due to national security concerns violate World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules,...
ByteDance to still keep control of TikTok in US
TikTok owner ByteDance has declared it will maintain control of a new company to be established to allow it to operate in the US.The...
Oracle beats Microsoft to win bid for TikTok
Oracle has reportedly edged out rival Microsoft in negotiations over the weekend for the U.S. operations of TikTok, moving closer toward a deal for...
TikTok launch legal action against Trump over ban
Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has gone to court to challenge a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump.
President Trump's executive order prohibits transactions with...
Tik-Tok, WeChat finally banned in the US
After threatening earlier this week to ban TikTok, President Donald Trump has finally enshrined his threat into an executive order, calling the wide use...