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TikTok is the future of social media, agree Meta, Snapchat

In an earnings call, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that less time is being spent watching Stories from friends on Snapchat

Facebook plunges over 25% as Tiktok steals user attention

Investors wipe off $200 bn from m-cap after firm misses major projections in earnings update

Meta shares plunge 20% as Facebook feels heat from Apple and TikTok

Meta, which missed on Wall Street's earnings estimates, said it faced hits from Apple Inc's privacy changes to its operating system

TikTok confirms testing support for paid subscriptions: Report

The company did not share details about when it might roll out to creators, how many creators are currently testing it, or what the pay structure might look like: Report

ByteDance cuts investment arm as deal curbs chill China tech

TikTok's owner is dissolving the internal venture capital and investing team that makes bets on promising startups, people familiar with the matter said

Short and sweet: Indian TikTok clones on a roll, attract 240 mn users

Taka Tak, Moj, and others gain big from the void left by the ban on Chinese app

TikTok emerges as most downloaded app globally on Christmas 2021: Report

Popular short video-sharing platform Tiktok has topped the chart of downloads on Christmas Day this year.

Maybe I'm partly Chinese: Musk reacts to viral video of his doppelganger

The video originally posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of Tiktok, showed the lookalike dressed in a black coat while standing next to a black car

TikTok dethrones Google to become most popular website of 2021: Report

Popular short video-sharing platform TikTok has surpassed tech giant Google as the most popular website of the year, says a report.

TikTok-rival Chingari app crosses 107 mn downloads on Play Store

Chingari had recently tied up with multiple platforms for unique entertainment and engagement collaborations

TikTok's latest video tool is violating open-source license: Report

Short video-making platform TikTok's latest video-production tool is violating open-source licenses, the media reported.

TikTok expected to rank as 3rd largest social network: Report

The report by Insider Intelligence -- the firm previously known as eMarketer -- predicts that TikTok will reach 755.0 million monthly users in 2022

Video-sharing app TikTok is getting into restaurant business

the video-sharing platform ann­ounced a partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts to launch delivery-only TikTok Kitchen locations across the country

TikTok to tweak its 'For You Page' algorithm to avoid problematic content

Short video platform TikTok has announced that it is changing 'For You Page' algorithm to "avoid showing users too much of the same content".

Schools in US step up security in response to threats on TikTok

Educators announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country

India's ShareChat raises $266 million for valuation of $3.7 billion

The new investments, part of ShareChat's third funding round this year, was led by Alkeon and saw participation from Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Moore Strategic Ventures, among others.

No proposal with MeitY to revoke ban on Chinese apps, says Vaishnaw

There is no proposal to revoke the ban imposed by the government on Chinese mobile applications such as TikTok and PUBG, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Russia on verge of throwing out Chinese TikTok, launches 'homemade Tiktok'

The Russian government has launched homemade TikTok, called Yappy to cash on Tiktok's popularity. Currently, there are 70 million monthly TikTok users in Russia.

Spotify plans to take on TikTok with vertical feed of music videos

Spotify is testing a new feature in its mobile app that basically adds a vertical feed of music videos like TikTok

TikTok owner ByteDance to shut edtech business in India, says report

China-based ByteDance, which is the parent company of short-video making app TikTok, is quitting its edtech business in India