TikTok: News
01 Aug 2020
MicrosoftUS will ban Chinese app TikTok, declares President Donald Trump
After indicating his views about TikTok, owned by Chinese giant ByteDance several times, United States President Donald Trump said on Friday (local time) that he will ban the popular short-form video app.
22 Jul 2020
XNewsBytes Briefing: Snap's revenue grows; Moderna's vaccine won't be cheap
The big story in the technology world is: Snap reported its earnings for Q2 2020 with notable gains - 9 million new users and 17% YoY growth in revenue.
20 Jul 2020
MicrosoftNewsBytes Tech Briefing: TikTok considering HQ relocation; UAE's Mars mission
A lot has happened over the weekend!
10 Jul 2020
IndiaTikTok mulling substantial changes to distance itself from China
Amid criticism from several quarters, the loudest from the United States and India, short-video platform TikTok is mulling changes in its corporate set up to distance itself from its parent company's Chinese links, reports said on Friday.
09 Jul 2020
IndiaMeet Sumit Ghosh, co-founder of Chingari (India's answer to TikTok)
The border tensions between India and China and the ensuing crackdown on 59 Chinese applications has surged 'vocal for local' calls.
08 Jul 2020
iOSVerishop = Pinterest + Instagram + TikTok
The idea of online shopping has long revolved around visiting e-commerce websites, searching for products, or exploring categories.
08 Jul 2020
IndiaNow, Instagram brings TikTok-like 'Reels' to India
The key to success is making a move at the right time—and Instagram is doing just that.
07 Jul 2020
IndiaAfter India, US may ban Chinese apps including TikTok
Furious at China for plenty of reasons, the United States is now planning to land a "tech blow" to the Asian country, as it is looking towards banning Chinese social media apps, including the hugely-popular platform TikTok.
06 Jul 2020
IndiaIndia's app ban could cost TikTok's parent company $6 billion
Following the deadly Indo-China clash along the LAC, the Indian government announced the decision to ban 59 'unsafe' Chinese applications.
06 Jul 2020
YouTubeAfter TikTok ban, Instagram starts pushing 'Reels' in India
Last week, the Government of India announced the decision to ban popular short-form video service TikTok among 59 unsafe Chinese applications.
05 Jul 2020
RedditAfter TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit caught snooping on clipboard of iPhones
A few days back, we reported the case of Chinese video app TikTok snooping on the clipboard of iPhones.
05 Jul 2020
Reliance Industries#WeeklyRecap: India bans Chinese apps, JioMeet launches, Gmail suffers outage
This week, a number of developments were noted in the world of tech, but the story that drew the most attention was the ban imposed by India on 59 Chinese apps.
01 Jul 2020
IndiaWorking to address concerns: TikTok CEO tells India employees
India's recent ban on 59 Chinese applications has unsettled some very popular businesses in the neighboring nation, including that of video-sharing service TikTok.
30 Jun 2020
YouTubeTikTok's creators begin switching to Instagram, YouTube after government's ban
A few hours ago, the Government of India imposed a ban on popular video-sharing service TikTok as well as 58 other 'unsafe' Chinese applications.
29 Jun 2020
XiaomiTikTok to SHAREit, Government of India bans 59 Chinese apps
Amid heightened tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Government of India has taken the decision to ban 59 Chinese smartphone apps with immediate effect.
29 Jun 2020
IndiaMeet Chingari, TikTok's latest rival in India
Amid heightened tensions along the LAC, calls to boycott Chinese goods have gone to a whole new level.
26 Jun 2020
Android#Alert: TikTok reads the content of clipboard on iPhones
Hours after iOS 14 preview went live, testers discovered its ability to alert when an app reads clipboard.
23 Jun 2020
MurderTikTok star stabs 19-year-old days before her wedding, arrested
A TikTok user having over 4 lakh followers has been arrested by Ghaziabad Police for stabbing a woman to death, just days before her wedding.
17 Jun 2020
WeChatWeChat to TikTok, 52 'China-linked' apps red-flagged by Indian intelligence
As many as 52 'China-linked' apps, including some popular ones, have been deemed unsafe by Indian intelligence agencies.
05 Jun 2020
Narendra ModiTikTok competitor Mitron returns: Here are all the changes
Mitron, the video-sharing app that shot to fame as 'India's answer to TikTok' before being pulled from Google Play Store, has made an official comeback.
02 Jun 2020
Narendra ModiMitron app removed from Google Play Store: Here's why
Mitron, the video-sharing app that made headlines as India's answer to TikTok, has been pulled from the Google Play Store.
26 May 2020
Narendra ModiMitron, India's TikTok clone, rakes 5 million downloads in weeks
As TikTok continues to struggle with the mess of misogynistic content and poor ratings, creators have started embracing a new short-form video-sharing platform called 'Mitron'.
26 May 2020
LGLG Poland's controversial video shows V60 can take upskirt shots
In the race to promote their products, companies may end up making some blatant marketing errors.
19 May 2020
XWhy people are downrating TikTok, calling for its ban
TikTok, the popular video-sharing platform from China, has been hit by a series of controversies in India.
19 May 2020
XIn garb of entertainment, TikTok promotes rape, domestic violence
From being a harmless app meant for leisure, TikTok has turned into a problematic platform, one that brazenly promotes rape, domestic violence, acid attacks, and strokes religious tensions.
19 May 2020
BollywoodSona speaks on women-centric violence, takes a dig at Salman
TikTok has become a breeding ground for misogynist and problematic content.
18 May 2020
Tajinder BaggaTikTok "celebrity" justifies acid attack, problematic video gets NCW's attention
With 13.4 million subscribers, one would expect TikTok celebrities to be mindful of the content they are creating, but Faisal Siddiqui, deemed as a star on the platform showed that's perhaps too much to ask.
08 May 2020
Trending NewsThe new 'Tiny face challenge' is driving the Internet crazy
The Internet is the ultimate breeding ground for all the craziest challenges that people can come up with.
07 May 2020
FacebookFacebook led to crashing of several popular apps on iOS
A few hours ago, Spotify, Tinder, TikTok, Pinterest, and many other popular apps started crashing on iOS.
27 Apr 2020
BollywoodSRK's lookalike Raju suffers as superstar takes break from movies
We are all eagerly waiting for Shah Rukh Khan to announce his next on-screen outing.
22 Apr 2020
BollywoodNot just domestic violence, Kartik Aaryan approves of many vices
Kartik Aaryan just turned screenwriter and director for a short film.
13 Apr 2020
AndroidNow, TikTok has over a billion downloads on Play Store
As the world stays indoors to fight the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease that started spreading from Wuhan and has claimed over one lakh lives, Chinese video-sharing giant TikTok is reaping the benefits.
02 Apr 2020
YouTubeYouTube likely to launch TikTok competitor 'Shorts'
YouTube, the biggest video sharing platform in the world, is looking to take on the popular new kid on the block - TikTok.
17 Mar 2020
XIn the name of 'coronavirus challenge', woman licks toilet seat
At a time when people around the world are turning increasingly aware of the need for sanitation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, one woman is drawing flak for a so-called "coronavirus challenge."
29 Feb 2020
WhatsAppTikTok beats WhatsApp to become world's most-downloaded app in January
Chinese social media app TikTok has beaten WhatsApp to become the most-downloaded app in the month of January, according to the latest figures from research firm Sensor Tower.
20 Feb 2020
iPhone SE 2Alleged 'iPhone 9' video published on TikTok is fake
Amid the growing excitement surrounding iPhone 9 aka iPhone SE 2, a new video showing the alleged device has surfaced on Chinese social network TikTok.
13 Feb 2020
XSoon, government could ask Facebook/Twitter to reveal anyone's identity
Social media platforms take a lot of pride in the efforts they put to keep the personal information of their users under the wraps.
19 Jan 2020
Deepika PadukoneDeepika turning her 'Chhapaak' look into makeup challenge is disgusting
When Deepika decided to make a film with a socially sensitive storyline for the first time, we lauded her; when she visited the JNU, we remained divided over her intentions, but now that she turned her "look" as an acid attack survivor into a cheap promotional gig, we are plain disgusted.
10 Jan 2020
Security#BugAlert: Multiple vulnerabilities risking user data detected in TikTok
Even as experts continue to grow wary of TikTok's data collection and moderation practices, cybersecurity company Check Point Research has raised alarms over security issues in the video-sharing platform.
08 Jan 2020
SpotifyTikTok's owner takes on Spotify, tests new music streaming service
TikTok's owner ByteDance has upped the ante against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, and JioSaavn with its own music-streaming service - Resso.
