After unsuccessful attempts, short-video platform TikTok is scaling back its live commerce plans in Europe and the US, media reports say.
The select users in the testing period can toggle the "mature themes" button to restrict their livestreaming to adults only
In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok, WeChat and allowing outrageous comments
Short-video-making app TikTok's parent company ByteDance is most likely preparing to join the virtual reality (VR) space, media reports say
A BS analysis shows no Indian app has been able to garner as many unique visitors as TikTok did before it was banned
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok
TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia
The company said that, with TikTok Pulse, it will also begin to explore its advertising revenue share programme with creators, public figures and media publishers
Gao has advised on ByteDance's acquisitions of Musical.ly, which was later integrated into TikTok, and Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton
Facebook is said to be pulling back from its foray into podcasting and is looking to prioritise other initiatives in collaboration with its podcast partners, citing reports, TechCrunch reported
TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024
Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticising Google's privacy practices in leading news outlets.
Russia's war with Ukraine is an example.
Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is finalising a deal with Cloud major Oracle to store users data in the US without giving access to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, the media reported.
Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has suspended live streaming and new content to video services in Russia after introduction of new fake news law in the country that threatened jail of up to 15 years
The new update will display a ring with the word 'Live' on it around a channel's profile picture when they are live streaming
India has since June 2020 banned some 224 Chinese bans for national security reasons
With the MX TakaTak acquisition, ShareChat's parent will now have two short-video apps in its portfolio.
The police department has warned that if a video of any officer goes viral on a social media app, strict departmental action will be taken
In an earnings call, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that less time is being spent watching Stories from friends on Snapchat