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Instagram and Twitch roll out new TikTok-like short-form video discovery features
Instagram and Twitch rolled out new features this week that would boost short-form video content in ways reminiscent of TikTok’s discovery algorithm.NBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Most Americans View TikTok as a Chinese Influence Tool, Poll Shows
AReuters/Ipsos survey shows huge support for the idea that the social media platform is being used to shape U.S. public opinion.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
How Marc Jacobs Cracked the Code for Going Viral on TikTok
The fashion label is tapping creators to make user-generated content. A social media expert explains why the tactic is working--and what smaller brands can learn from it.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
TikTok honors 15 creators for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
TikTok is celebrating a group of 15 creators, business owners and “industry disruptors” for this year’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.NBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
A viral theory on TikTok says nice people don't get promoted. But experts disagree.
Is being nice holding you back at work?NBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Patreon's TikTok Ban Takedown Post Is a Master Class in Attracting Future Clients
Patreon says it's worried about volatility in the creator economy, and its pseudo sales pitch to attract creators unseated from TikTok is a good example of on-brand messaging.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
TikTok prankster Mizzy guilty of stealing phone
The social media star snatched the £1,000 device from a woman as he rode past her, a court hears.BBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Asian Americans on TikTok are calling out a 'SoCal Asian' superiority complex
Asian American TikTok users have weighed in on a question posed on a recent podcast: Do “SoCal Asians” have a superiority complex?NBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Banning TikTok has nothing to do with the constitutional right to free speech
I am entitled to express myself freely, but no one is obligated to help me express myself.The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
If TikTok is Banned in U.S., These Apps Could Benefit
Instagram, YouTube would probably be the biggestwinners of a ban,but smaller rivals could rise too.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
The overreaching TikTok ban could also harm US industry
While this law was designed to impact TikTok, what it damages may be far more significant.The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
TikTok Star Is Killed in Third Death of Social Media Influencer in Iraq
The shooting of Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known online as Um Fahad, comes amid tightening laws and increasingly conservative attitudes in the country.The New York Times - World - Tiktok -
How TikTok Lost the War in Washington
Coordinated efforts by its critics and missteps by the company led to the law forcing a sale or ban of the popular app.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Tiktok -
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet timeABC News - Tech - Tiktok -
After TikTok, ban these four other Chinese companies
The White House and Congress should ban four additional Chinese companies, and others like them.The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
Bob Diamond sets sights on rivalling TikTok with social media start-up
Former Barclays boss to chair lossmaking video platform that claims $3bn valueFinancial Times - Business - Tiktok -
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home
Officials say unidentified man killed influencer who had previously been imprisoned over dancing videos. A man on a motorbike has shot dead a social media influencer known as Om Fahad outside her Baghdad home, Iraqi security officials have said.. ...The Guardian - World - Tiktok -
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad
The government says a specialist team is looking into the death of the well-known influencer.BBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Why is the US going after TikTok?
The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.BBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
RFK Jr. threatens to challenge TikTok ban: It's just a 'smoke screen'
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to challenge a potential TikTok ban Friday, as efforts to block the video app in the U.S. came closer to reality earlier this week. “I’m going to file a lawsuit challenging the ...The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
Possible TikTok ban leaves some small businesses concerned for their survival
Under the new law signed this week, ByteDance has nine to 12 months to sell the platform to an American owner, or TikTok faces being banned in the U.S.CBS News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Small business owners brace for possible TikTok ban
With the clock ticking on TikTok, millions of users, including small businesses, are scrambling to figure out what to do next. Jo Ling Kent reports.CBS News - Top stories - Tiktok -
ByteDance says it won't sell TikTok business in US
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, said it will not sell the popular video sharing app to continue its business in the U.S., despite facing a potential ban under a law President Biden signed Wednesday. The bill, included in a foreign ...The Hill - Politics - Tiktok -
Facing Ban, TikTok Denies Plan to Sell its U.S. Business
One day after the President signed the law targeting the Chinese-owned social network, its parent company ByteDancedigsits heels in.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
TikTok Ban in U.S. Harsher Than Curbs in These Countries
Across five continents, many nations prohibit the popular social platform on government devices in many nations, while others say it promotes "immoral content."Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of othersABC News - Tech - Tiktok -
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of othersABC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Sale or No Sale, TikTok Will Never Be the Same
TikTok but without the algorithm? TikTok by Meta? A new law this week puts the platform on a death watch—and none of the potential outcomes look great.Wired - Tech - Tiktok -
ByteDance Says It Won't Sell U.S. TikTok
The Beijing-based company said that foreign-media reports that it is exploring the sale of TikTok “are untrue.”The Wall Street Journal - World - Tiktok -
ByteDance Says It Won't Sell U.S. TikTok
The Beijing-based company said that foreign-media reports that it is exploring the sale of TikTok “are untrue.”The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Tiktok -
The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?
TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a banABC News - Tech - Tiktok -
TikTok on the Clock, Tesla’s Flop Era and How NASA Fixed a ’70s-Era Space Computer
“A clock is ticking on one of America’s most famous apps.”The New York Times - Tech - Tiktok -
TikTok's Chinese parent firm says no plans to sell
The video sharing app faces being banned in the US unless it severs ties with its China's ByteDance.BBC News - Top stories - Tiktok -
ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it, sources say
App’s ‘secret source’ algorithm reportedly core to operations of parent company, which sources say make a sale highly unlikely. ByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to ...The Guardian - World - Tiktok -
TikTok Ban Is 'Misguided,' Says Former Presidential Candidate
Representative Dean Phillips warns that the country has a privacy problem on its hands with all apps, not just TikTok.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
TikTok creator on impact of potential ban
Lisa Guerrera is the founder of New York City-based skincare beauty startup Experiment. She joined CBS News to talk about how TikTok has impacted her business and what a nationwide ban would mean for her and other entrepreneurs and content ...CBS News - Top stories - Tiktok -
TikTok could soon be sold. Here's how much it's worth.
President Joe Biden has signed legislation that could lead to TikTok being sold or banned. Here's who might buy it — and for how much.CBS News - Top stories - Tiktok -
The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?
This week, we talk about the looming TikTok ban and what it means for the politicians and influencers who regularly post on the platform.Wired - Tech - Tiktok -
TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?
Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. has received President Joe Biden’s official signoffABC News - Tech - Tiktok -
There Is No TikTok in China, Only Douyin. Here’s What It Is.
ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay.The New York Times - Business - Tiktok