UK Bans TikTok on Government Phones Over Security Concerns
On Thursday, Britain said it would immediately ban TikTok on government phones, which followed other Western countries banning the Chinese-owned short-video app over security issues....
Tag : TikTok
ByteDance Increases Price of Stock Option Buyback
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, is starting a second stock option buyback for employees this year at a higher price than the previous one. This move...
Phyllo Bags $15 Million Funding to Build Gateway for Creator Data
Phyllo, a startup that builds tools for creator economy app developers, said on August 17 that it raised $15 million in a Series A round...
Snap Launches Tools for Parents to Monitor Teen Contacts
Snap Inc, the owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, launched its first parental control tool on Tuesday, allowing parents to see who their teens are...
Meta Platforms Stock Jumps 19% as FB Returns to User Growth
On Thursday, shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms surged as much as 19 per cent after the company reported. On 28 April 2022 Meta had...
YouTube Starts Testing Ads on Its Short Video Product
YouTube is testing ads on its short-video feature, YouTube Shorts, as it looks to attract more creators to its platform and counter looming threats from...
Government Issues Order to Ban 54 Chinese Apps
The Central Government has issued the order to ban over 54 Chinese Apps due to the threat to the privacy and security of Indians. A...
TikTok, Google Become Most Popular Website of 2021
TikTok has surpassed tech giant Google as the most popular website of 2021, media reported. According to a report by IT security company Cloudflare, the...
TikTok Removes Over 7 Million Underage Accounts
TikTok said it removed more than 7 million accounts belonging to children under 13 during the first quarter, taking a significant step in forcing the...
ByteDance Launches Share Buyback After Shelving IPO Plans
ByteDance Inc., the Chinese owner of short-video platform giant TikTok, launched a share buyback this week for current and former employees, two people with direct...