TikTok Officially Joins Covid 19 Global Fight

Joining the global bandwagon against coronavirus pandemic, TikTok on Thursday announced slew of relief funds and initiatives. The popular short video app, which is owned by bytedance, announced a total package of $ 375 Mn. Out of these $375 Mn, $250 will be for relief fund and the rest $125 Mn will be devoted to ad…

ByGirish ShettiApril 10, 20200Comments

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TikTok’s Popularity Surges Ahead during Lockdown Period

Popular short video app TikTok has emerged as the most downloaded social media app in India during the ongoing lockdown, according to data prepared by app analytics firm App Annie, which was accessed by The Economic Times (ET). Image Credit: Flickr Block Inspect According to data compiled by Annie, TikTok’s download on IOS and Google Play Store…

ByGirish ShettiApril 6, 20200Comments

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Youtube wants to challenge TikTok – Top Trending News

here are the top 5 trending news from the world of technology 1 Youtube wants to challenge TikTok It seems that Youtube is completely spooked by the growing popularity of TikTok app. The Google owned platform is reportedly planning to create TikTok rival called Shorts. This new rival will be essentially morphed in…

ByGirish ShettiApril 2, 20200Comments

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TikTok says Goodbye to Chinese Moderators – Top Trending Stories

Today's top trending news touches on TikTok app, Xbox X series, Tesla, Google and Apple. 1 TikTOK to bid Adieu to Chinese Moderators Popular short video app TikTok has decided to stop using China based moderators for monitoring oversees content. Henceforth the company will moderate the oversees content outside China. With…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 17, 20200Comments

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Reddit CEO blasts TikTOK app, calls it ‘Fundamentally Parasitic’

1 Reddit CEO calls popular video sharing app TikTOK a ‘Parasite’ Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, image courtesy: Flickr The world has gone ga ga over TikTok app but Reddit CEO Steve Huffman had some pretty harsh things to say about the popular video sharing app. Speaking at a panel discussion, Huffman labeled the app…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 28, 20200Comments

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TikTok Finally Agrees to Build Data Center in India

In the wake of relentless public pressure over privacy issues, TikTok’s parent company Bytedance has finally agreed to build a local data center in India. Bytedance, which is the world’s most valuable startup, will invest nearly $100 Mn and take anywhere between 6-18 months to achieve this goal. public pressure over privacy issues & security concerns,…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 22, 20190Comments

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ByteDance has big Indian investment plans despite TIKTOK ban: Report

ByteDance is no mood to give up on Indian market despite its most popular app TIKTOK was unilaterally banned in India earlier this week. This was revealed by ByteDance’s senior executive, Zhen Liu, in an exclusive interview with economic times (ET) Liu said that the Chinese company plans to invest nearly $1 billion in the…

ByGirish ShettiApril 19, 20190Comments

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Child Privacy Violation Costs ByteDance’s TikTok $5.7 Mn in Fine

Popular teen video app TIKTOK will have to shell record $5.7 million as a settlement fine in U.S. for illegally securing personal information from children. The teen video app, which is owned by world’s most valued startup ByteDance, reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. TikTok fined $5.7 Mn over child privacy in the U.S. The…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 28, 20190Comments

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ByteDance Lobbying Hard with Indian govt to Rescue its Indian market

World’s most valued startup ByteDance’s Indian operation is suddenly finding itself in a tough spot. The trouble for the Chinese tech giant is emanating from India’s southernmost tip – Tamil Naidu. Earlier this week Tamil Naidu government said that it will initiate a dialogue with the Indian government to place state-level ban on ByteDance’s video…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 15, 20190Comments

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