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TikTok found to have tracked Android users’ MAC addresses until late last year
Until late last year social video app TikTok was using an extra layer of encryption to conceal a tactic for tracking Android users via the MAC address of their device, which skirted Google’s policies and did not allow users to opt out, The Wall Street Journal reports. Users were also not informed of this form […]
TikTok waits on British support before confirming plan for London base
The US$3.9 billion proposal has provoked a split between British ministries and risks Boris Johnson’s US relationship.
Popular TikTok stars to leave platform for rival app over data privacy concerns
TikTok stars including Josh Richards, said they plan to leave TikTok for L.A.-based video-sharing app Triller.
India bans 47 apps cloning restricted Chinese services
India, which last month blocked 59 apps developed by Chinese firms on the grounds that they pose a threat to the nation’s security, has banned an additional 47 apps. The nation’s Ministry of Electronics and IT’s new ban order, issued on late Friday according to a person familiar with the matter, is aimed at those apps […]
Australia scrutinises TikTok over interference, data privacy
The popular social media platform, owned by China’s Bytedance, recently set up an office in Australia, and said it is not politically aligned.
Some K-Pop stars' accounts on TikTok's sister app in China, Douyin, blocked from view
Some K-pop stars' accounts have been blocked from view on TikTok's China equivalent Douyin, Reuters' checks showed on Friday, days after South Korea's media regulator slapped fines on the short-video app for data privacy noncompliance.
TikTok expected to operate as a U.S. company, White House adviser says
A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app.
US likely to take action on TikTok, WeChat ‘in weeks’
President Donald Trump’s administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat, with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks, a White House official says.
Research shows 9 of 59 banned Chinese apps 'fully functional', via websites - Times of India
India Business News: Two weeks after the Centre implemented a ban on 59 apps, citing "threat" to sovereignty of India, 33 were completely blocked. But the remaining 26 app
Wells Fargo directs employees to remove TikTok from company mobile devices
The video-sharing app hit 2 billion users earlier this year
TikTok’s Hong Kong exit isn’t a stand against Beijing’s internet censorship
If TikTok continues to operate in Hong Kong, it would be in a much trickier position than foreign tech firms.
Apple under pressure to act after TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong
Social media firms react to sweeping new national security legislation imposed by China
Pompeo says U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government, a charge it denied.
It can no longer be business-as-usual | Analysis
India needs to reset its entire relationship with China. There will be pain, but it’s time to stand up
ByteDance forms ecommerce business unit
ByteDance is eyeing a US$28 billion GMV for the new business, according to a report.
Alibaba taps international influencers to sell more globally
For years, Chinese e-commerce exporters have been learning the ins and outs of ad placement on Facebook, Instagram and other mainstream social media platforms to reach customers around the world. But they recently spotted a new way to grab people’s attention, one that has never felt more familiar. Video influencers. Shopping via videos is currently […]
TikTok parent ByteDance leads $6M round in financial AI startup Lingxi
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has added Lingxi, a Beijing-based startup that applies machine intelligence to financial services such as debt collection and insurance sales, to its ever-expanding portfolio of investments. The AI startup has raised a $6.2 million Series A round co-led by ByteDance and Global Founders Capital, the venture capital arm of Rocket Internet, […]
No One World live stream in China
Chinese video platforms say they still plan to eventually release a recording of the charity concert that raised funds for Covid-19 relief
TikTok 'tried to filter out videos from ugly, poor or disabled users'
Documents from the Incercept show social media app put pressure on moderators
