CEO calls TikTok 'fundamentally parasitic'

He went on to say, "I actively tell people, 'Don't install that spyware on your phone'."

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Tthe redesigned profile shows avatars and follow count from the centre to the left and brings more emphasis on users' bios.

Andersen was most recently Microsoft’s chief intellectual property counsel.

Andersen was most recently Microsoft’s chief intellectual property counsel.

For the actor, age is just a number as he joins yet another social media site to interact with fans.

TikTok's majority of downloads came from India, accounting for 44 per cent of the overall figure.

The relatively new, young social media platform however has not yet described how it would decide content under 'Misleading information'.

The research also found that Tiktok's subdomain was vulnerable to XSS attacks.

TikTok tweaks guidelines to ban misleading videos, underage delinquent behaviour.