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TikTok owner ByteDance on hiring spree in China amid US troubles
Beijing-headquartered ByteDance plans to bring in 10,000 more employees based in China by the end of the year, which is expected to hit founder Zhang Yiming’s target of nearly doubling the start-up’s global headcount to 100,000 by the end of the year.
U.S. will 'vigorously defend' TikTok executive order despite ruling
The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would "vigorously defend" an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action.
Pakistan to unblock social media app TikTok after it vows to moderate content
Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved in spreading "obscenity and immorality", the country's telecom authority said on Monday.
TikTok Rivals Seek to Exploit U.S. Action, Lawyers Say in Court Filings
The Trump administration’s attempted ban on TikTok threatens to devastate the video-sharing app’s user base and competitive position, lawyers for the company argued Wednesday.
Pakistan considers TikTok ban over 'vulgar content'
China's stalwart ally looks to mirror curbs imposed by US and India
TikTok asked to block immoral content viewed in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked TikTok platform to immediately block vulgar, indecent, immoral, nude content for viewership in
ByteDance applies for tech export licence in China amid TikTok deal talks
ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc that it hopes will end U.S. government plans to ban its TikTok video-streaming app on security grounds.
Oracle chairman ‘says SoftBank CEO likely to join TikTok board’
TikTok is likely to add Japanese billionaire investor Masayoshi Son of SoftBank to its board if the Oracle bid is successful, said Larry Ellison, according to Fox Business Network.
TikTok’s Zero Hour: Haggling With Trump, Doubts in China and a Deal in Limbo
After months of maneuvering over the future of TikTok, it took last-minute phone calls to persuade President Trump to sign off in principle on the outlines of an agreement to keep the app operating in the U.S. Even that outcome—an M&A deal like no other—remains uncertain.
ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win U.S. deal as deadline looms: sources
China's ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global, the new company that will operate the popular short video app, should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
White House's Meadows raises doubts about plan for Chinese-run TikTok
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chinese-run under the Oracle Corp deal, that would not meet President Donald Trump’s objectives.
ByteDance says China will have to approve its U.S. TikTok deal
China will need to approve ByteDance's proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app, the Chinese company said on Thursday, indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated.
U.S. offers to exempt employees, contractors from TikTok executive order
The United States has offered to exclude from President Donald Trump's executive order transactions that involve TikTok employees and contractors performing "their regular job duties and responsibilities," according to a court document filed late Monday, granting a reprieve...
YouTube Shorts launches in India after Delhi TikTok ban
Short-form video platform launched following India’s ban on Chinese-owned app
How ByteDance's CEO balked at selling TikTok's U.S. business
ByteDance founder and CEO Yiming Zhang's decision to drop his pursuit of a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations to Microsoft Corp in favor of a partnership with Oracle Corp was the culmination of pressure from the Beijing-based firm's investors as it searched...
China says its new tech export rules do not target any specific company
China's new tech export rules do not target any specific company, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, when asked if the new rules mean ByteDance's sale of TikTok's U.S. operations could require Beijing's approval.
Forty percent of Americans back Trump executive order on TikTok: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trump's threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national poll, suggesting that many support the effort to separate the social media upstart from its Chinese parent.
Walmart wants to go viral with TikTok, Wall Street thinks it can
Wall Street was swift to see the rationale behind Walmart Inc jumping into the fray to buy TikTok - access to millions of young, digitally savvy ...
Exclusive: ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020, sources say
Chinese tech giant ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app in Indonesia from 2018 to mid-2020, six people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
ByteDance refocuses on education apps in China amid trouble overseas
ByteDance senior vice president Chen Lin said the company will invest in education without expecting it to be profitable for at least the next three years.
