As TikTok Ban Looms ByteDance Battles Oracle for Control of its Algorith

There is an area within TikTok’s “dedicated transparency center” set up for Oracle employees to review the app’s source code for influence operations, covert changes, and other tampering. It looks…

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TikTok Transparency Tools Launched in Europe by The Social Network

Obliged to comply with a new European regulation on digital platforms by the end of August, the Chinese social network opens its data to researchers and regulators. Clock is ticking…

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The Privacy Guarantor on TikTok and Data Access from China

There is also our own Privacy Guarantor among the authorities who demand clarifications regarding the activity of TikTok, in particular the methods of management and processing of data concerning users,…

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TikTok Aims to Increase its e-commerce Business to $20 Billion

TikTok, a subsidiary of ByteDance Ltd, aims to more than quadruple the size of its e-commerce business globally, bringing its merchandise sales this year to $20 billion, based on the…

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The CEO of “TikTok” Talks About the Return of the Platform in the US State of Montana

TikTok CEO Xu Zizhou said he was “confident” that the unprecedented ban on the app in the US state of Montana would be lifted, following the Chinese social network’s filing…

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Israeli Researchers Found A Serious Security Weakness in TikTok

Israeli researchers have found a serious security weakness in TikTok Tiktok’s messaging system didn’t verify where the message was coming from. In recent months, claims and questions have been raised…

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The French Government Banned TikTok and Netflix

The French government has banned the installation and use of “recreational” applications such as TikTok or Netflix on the work phones of 2.5 million state officials. The government on Friday…

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US Threatens Tiktok with Nationwide Ban

The Chinese network Tiktok is particularly popular with young people. In the US, however, the video platform is viewed critically. Washington calls for the app to be separated from the…

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TikTok Expands the Scope of Making Money for Content Makers

It is preparing to break the dominance of “YouTube” on long videos… TikTok, for sharing short video clips, said that it will allow some content makers to produce longer clips…

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Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian Advise Instagram to Stop Copying TikTok

Actress sisters Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian criticized Instagram on Monday, calling on the app to stop imitating rival TikTok. Jenner and Kardashian posted a message to their hundreds of…

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Fighting Tiktok: Facebook Adds Short Videos to the App

Using the ticker-compatible feature that will currently only be available in the U.S. app, content creators will be able to create videos directly on Facebook, and share them on Instagram…

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TikTok Tightens Privacy Controls for Teens

TikTok said it will reduce the period of time during which those under the age of 18 receive push notifications. Chinese-owned short video sharing app TikTok announced stricter privacy controls…

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