TikTok: News
04 Jan 2020
SnapchatApparently, TikTok's owner built a tool to make deepfakes
TikTok's owner ByteDance appears to have developed an AI-powered feature to create deepfakes or morphed videos with someone else's face inserted.
07 Dec 2019
Social MediaShocking! TikTok suppressed videos by disabled, fat, LGBTQ creators
TikTok is in trouble again, this time for suppressing the videos of certain users.
28 Nov 2019
Osama Bin LadenTikTok apologizes after blocking video showing China's treatment of Muslims
Just a day after blocking a teen who highlighted the mistreatment of Muslims in China, TikTok has apologized for the 'mistake' and restored her account.
20 Nov 2019
SrideviInternet has found the doppelganger of Sridevi on TikTok
Almost two years after we lost Bollywood's beloved first female superstar, Sridevi, the internet has found a look-alike of the late actress in a TikTok user.
18 Nov 2019
SpotifyNow, TikTok's owner is planning to kill Spotify: Here's how
Despite dominating as the most loved music app, Spotify faces a lot of competition from players like Apple Music and JioSaavn.
13 Nov 2019
InstagramSoon, you'll get a TikTok like tool for Instagram Stories
The virality of TikTok - and its recent expansion into education - has shaken the entire video-sharing space.
08 Nov 2019
IndiaTikTok grows as Facebook loses market share in India
TikTok is on a mind-boggling run in India.
02 Nov 2019
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Pakistani cricketer Shaheen Afridi caught masturbating in video chat
A purported obscene video of Pakistani cricketer Shaheen Afridi is going viral on social media. The video, which allegedly shows Afridi masturbating on a video call, was shared by a Twitter account previously believed to belong to TikTok star Hareem Shah.
02 Nov 2019
Ram (Random Access Memory)ByteDance launches Jianguo Pro 3 smartphone for TikTok lovers
As part of its Smartisan brand, ByteDance, the owner of popular video platform TikTok, has launched its first-ever smartphone in China.
30 Oct 2019
SamsungSamsung is building another foldable, but like a 'flip phone'
Even after the whole Galaxy Fold debacle, Samsung is not giving up on the idea of 'foldables'.
17 Oct 2019
Times InternetTikTok enters ed-tech space, will now serve educational videos
China's famous short-form video platform, TikTok, has made its first move in the ed-tech sector of India.
08 Oct 2019
Madhya PradeshBJP's TikTok-star scolds for not chanting "Bharat Mata ki jai"
As Haryana gears up for assembly polls on October 21, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate has quite conveniently taken the limelight.
27 Sep 2019
Narendra ModiHe urinated on me: BJP minister's wife alleges domestic violence
A minister of Yogi Adityanath's government has been accused of domestic violence by his wife, who claimed she apprised the Chief Minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi about it too.
18 Sep 2019
LondonAfter Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif's doppelganger Alina breaks the Internet
Days after Akshay Kumar's doppelganger broke the Internet, it's now the turn of his Sooryanvanshi co-star Katrina Kaif.
30 Jul 2019
SmartphonesConfirmed: TikTok's creator is working on its smartphone
ByteDance, the company behind viral video-sharing app TikTok, will soon launch its own smartphone.
20 Jul 2019
IndiaAjaz Khan's wife on his arrest: He is being framed
A day after former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan was arrested for allegedly posting videos promoting communal hatred, his wife Andrea came out in his defense on Friday.
17 Jul 2019
YouTubeMove over YouTubers, TikTokers are the new in-thing at VidCon
Judge Tiktokers all you want to, but they're on everyone's radar and they're turning the tide.
16 Jul 2019
MuslimsCourt orders Hindu girl to distribute Quran over communal post
On July 12, a student, identified as Richa Bharti, was arrested in Ranchi for posting content on Facebook, which allegedly had communal overtones.
12 Jul 2019
Tamil Nadu24-year-old man drowns while shooting TikTok video in Hyderabad lake
A 24-year-old man from Hyderabad died recently while shooting a video on the famous video app, TikTok.
09 Jul 2019
Shiv SenaTabrez Ansari lynching: TikTok removes users for posting hate-mongering videos
A TikTok video allegedly seeking revenge for the brutal mob lynching of Tabrez Ansari put the Chinese social media application in the line of fire.
01 Jul 2019
RajasthanTikTok's new challenge, #MonkeyFace, takes over social media
We live in an era where anything bizarre and weird can catch the attention of netizens and within seconds, it can start trending.
27 Jun 2019
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police vehicle used in viral TikTok video? Details here
Recently, a video of a TikTok user doing pushups atop, what appeared to be, a Delhi Police vehicle went viral on social media.
14 Jun 2019
Tamil NaduTN: Husband scolds wife for using TikTok, she commits suicide
In a bizarre incident, a 24-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu committed suicide on Thursday after her husband expressed his disapproval with her TikTok obsession.
29 May 2019
SmartphonesApparently, TikTok's creator is working on a smartphone
ByteDance, the maker of popular video-sharing app TikTok, could soon launch its own smartphone.
22 May 2019
InstagramDelhi: TikTok celebrity, having 5L followers, shot dead
In a shocking incident which casts doubts on safety on Delhi's streets, a 27-year-old youth was gunned down by unknown assailants on Tuesday evening.
12 May 2019
FacebookYou'll be able to share song lyrics as Instagram stickers
Instagram appears to be working on a new kind of Story sticker, one that would show lyrics of a song on something you post.
10 May 2019
GoogleTikTok users can win Rs. 1 lakh everyday: Here's how
Just days after returning to Google and Apple's app stores, ByteDance's video-sharing app TikTok has regained the top spot in app charts.
24 Apr 2019
Madras High CourtBan lifted from TikTok, users can download it again
The Madras High Court has lifted the interim ban on the Chinese app, TikTok, on April 24, subject to certain conditions.
20 Apr 2019
India#GamingBytes: Planes disappearing from PUBG Mobile, makers apologize
PUBG Mobile recently released the new 0.12.0 update that brought a lot of enhancements with it.
17 Apr 2019
India#TechBytes: 5 apps you can use in place of TikTok
TikTok, teenagers' favorite video-sharing app, has been taken down from Google Play Store over 'pornography' concerns.
17 Apr 2019
IndiaYou cannot download TikTok on Android anymore: Here's why
Amid calls for a ban in India, China's popular short-form video sharing app TikTok has hit a major roadblock - from Google.
16 Apr 2019
DelhiDelhi: Teen 'shot dead by friend' while making TikTok video
In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old man, Salman, was allegedly shot dead by one of his friends while shooting a video for mobile app, TikTok.
15 Apr 2019
IndiaWhy TikTok pulled down millions of videos in India
Amid calls for a ban, TikTok has detailed its efforts to maintain a safer community in India.
08 Apr 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaPetition in SC challenges Madras HC order to ban TikTok
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court's interim order calling for a ban on downloading the famous media app, TikTok.
04 Apr 2019
IndiaMadras HC asks Centre to ban TikTok over pornographic content
The Madras High Court yesterday asked the Centre to put a ban on the famous app, TikTok, saying that it encourages pornographic content.
28 Feb 2019
IndiaTikTok illegally collected children's data, slapped with $5.7 million fine
TikTok, one of the most famous video-sharing platforms in India, has been caught collecting personal data of children aged under 13, illegally.
15 Feb 2019
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu might ban TikTok as it 'degrades' Tamil culture
The world may be perfectly lip-syncing to tunes on TikTok, but the Tamil Nadu government isn't impressed.
12 Feb 2019
TencentTencent invests $150mn in Reddit; users fear Chinese censorship
On Monday, Reddit confirmed that it had raised a whopping $300mn in its series D round of funding, with Chinese giants Tencent joining its fray of investors with a $150mn contribution.
26 Dec 2018
InstagramNow, WeChat mimics Snapchat Stories, launches self-disappearing 'Time Capsule'
Snap's famous 'Stories' feature has been mimicked, once again.
19 Oct 2018
ChennaiMocked for dressing as women in videos, Chennai-man kills self
A 24-year-old Chennai-based man took his life by jumping in front of a train on Wednesday, as he was upset with being ridiculed for dressing up as women in his videos, HT reports.
