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Temporary relief for TikTok as judge halts Trump’s download ban till November 12

District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction at the request of TikTok.

28 Sep 2020 5:14 PM

Chinese authorities have not indicated whether they will agree to a transfer of TikTok’s technology to Oracle. But official newspapers criticised the proposed deal this week as bullying and extortion.

ByteDance applies for Chinese licence to sell TikTok stake to Oracle

Beijing tightened control over technology exports last month to gain leverage over Washington’s bid to force a sale of TikTok to US owners.

25 Sep 2020 12:03 AM

TikTok’s petition speculated that the president was retaliating because of reports the app was used by his critics to snatch up tickets to a Trump rally in Tulsa to which they had no intention of going—an event which belly flopped with significantly fewer people in attendance.

Trump’s order banning TikTok could be blocked by judge

Until July 1, when rumours of a ban first began to circulate, TikTok was adding some 424,000 new US users each day.

24 Sep 2020 11:31 PM

TikTok’s interim CEO Vanessa Pappas proposed a meeting of safety officers from each company to work out details of a collective approach, “which we believe will help us all improve safety for our users”. (Photo | Pixabay - iXimus)

Come together to stop spread of suicide content, TikTok urges Facebook, Google, Snapchat, others

It is proposed that nine social media firms speedily identify violent, graphic content, including suicide, and swiftly notify the others.

22 Sep 2020 7:33 PM

The deal would make Silicon Valley giant Oracle the data partner for TikTok with retail giant Walmart also taking a stake in a new entity to be called TikTok Global. ByteDance, under pressure in China not to give in to US demands, said it would hold an 80 percent stake in TikTok Global after a public share offering. (Photo | AFP)

Oracle-Walmart deal on shaky ground as Trump vows to block TikTok Deal if Chinese are involved

A day earlier, he said he had given his blessing to Oracle and Walmart to make a deal with ByteDance for TikTok, but the terms were unclear.

21 Sep 2020 8:40 PM

Oracle could buy a 12.5 percent stake in TikTok before a future IPO, and Walmart a 7.5 percent stake. According to a source close to the matter, ByteDance would keep the rest of the shares. But since the Chinese company is 40 percent owned by American investors, TikTok would eventually be majority American-owned. (Photo | AFP)

Trump okays ByteDance deal with Walmart, Oracle, TikTok may just escape ban

Oracle will host all US user data and manage security, while Walmart will supply its online sales, order management and payment services.

20 Sep 2020 5:26 PM

Many are switching to alternate platform Triller. Even TikTok’s gold standard, Charli D’Amelio—who, with 87.5 million followers at just 16 years old, is the platform’s most popular creator—announced Tuesday a non-exclusive partnership with Triller, a similar platform, where she already has 1.1 million subscribers.(Photo | AFP)

Ahead of ban starting Sunday, US TikTok users switch to other platforms, fans follow

Although young users, who make up TikTok’sprimary base, don’t seem to have paid attention to the upcoming ban, the above-20s have reacted.

19 Sep 2020 7:32 PM

The Financial Times had earlier reported that ByteDance was to place TikTok’s global business in a new US-headquartered company with Oracle investing as a minority shareholder along with other US investors. Trump says he won’t allow that. (Photo | AFP)

Trump still scrutinising Oracle-TikTok deal, regrets that US won’t get a slice of the pie

Some Republicans raise concerns that ByteDance would maintain access to information on the 100 million TikTok users in the US.

17 Sep 2020 9:00 PM

YouTube Shorts will be modified based on user feedback before being made more broadly available.

As YouTube Shorts gets rolled out in India, could it dull desi TikToks' allure?

YouTube Shorts videos are limited to 15 seconds, according to the Google-owned platform used by some 2 billion people worldwide.

15 Sep 2020 6:26 PM

Chinese state media outlets CGTN and China News Service on Monday reported that ByteDance would not sell TikTok to Oracle, while The Wall Street Journal said the transaction is being structured as a partnership and probably won’t be an outright sale.

US government considers Oracle's bid for TikTok, but China says deal won't go through

The bid would be handled by a government panel that reviews foreign transactions for national security concerns.

15 Sep 2020 5:32 PM

Microsoft and Walmart together were involved in negotiations with ByteDance to buy TikTok’s US operations in which Oracle too was interested. But a new rule introduced by China recently may not allow for sale of the short-video platform to a foreign company. (Photo | Pixabay - iXimus)

'It’ll either be closed up or they’ll sell it', Trump says, refusing to extend TikTok sale deadline

In an executive order last month, Trump had set a September 15 deadline for the Chinese app to either sell to a US company or shut it down.

11 Sep 2020 8:50 PM

Bolo Indya said it doesn’t host audio or video libraries and any content on its platform is user generated. If user content is found violating copyright, it is removed when alerted, the social video platform’s representatives said. (Representative Image)

Homegrown TikToks get legal notice demanding Rs 3.5 crore each for violating T-series copyright

The music distribution company also filed a lawsuit against short-video app Roposo over infringing its copyright.

06 Sep 2020 7:07 PM

“I said that the United States has to be compensated—well compensated—because we are the ones that are making it possible, and so we should be compensated,” President Donald Trump said referring to his demand for a percentage for the government on the possible sale deal of TikTok to an American company. (Photo | AFP)

Trump repeats demand for piece of TikTok sale deal as September 15 deadline approaches

“Well, I told them that they have until September 15th to make a deal; after that, we close it up in this country,” the US President said.

02 Sep 2020 7:11 PM

The move comes as a huge blow to the 33 million active gaming enthusiasts who play PUBG on their mobile phones in India. Youth in India are already nursing soreness from having had to give up TikTok, and now this.

First TikTok, now PUBG: Fresh government orders block popular mobile gaming app

PUBG Mobile among 118 Chinese apps banned amid heightened tension between troops of the two countries on Ladakh border.

02 Sep 2020 6:26 PM

TikTok parent ByteDance says it will abide by new Chinese export rules. It could mean Bytedance has to get approval from the Chinese government to sell its technology to an American company. (Photo | AFP)

Will TikTok sale go through? China's new export rules on technology may not allow it

China’s commerce ministry published new rules Friday that added “civilian use” to a list of technologies that are restricted for export.

31 Aug 2020 5:11 PM

Walmart could make TikTok into an extension of its sales machine, helping advertisers, creators and others sell products. It would also help generate data on what shoppers want and do — valuable information for retailers and advertisers. (Photos | AP/Pixabay)

What do the young want? Walmart will be able to find out of it has TikTok on board

Among other things, Walmart could use TikTok to promote sellers from its online marketplace, which it’s trying to develop to rival Amazon.

29 Aug 2020 8:25 PM

Walmart is likely interested in TikTok to better connect with younger shoppers who turn to the internet for lifestyle trends, analysts say. (Photo | AFP)

TikTok has one more suitor, Walmart teams up with Microsoft to buy video app

Already business partners, Microsoft provides cloud computing services that help run the retailer’s stores and online shopping.

28 Aug 2020 3:36 PM

The Auschwitz museum, a Holocaust site, has become a symbol of Nazi Germany’s genocide of six million European Jews, with one million killed at the camp between 1940 and 1945. (Photo | Pixabay - John Ondreasz)

New trend on TikTok with users playing Holocaust victims hurtful, Auschwitz museum says

Some videos are dangerously close or already beyond the border of trivialisation of history, the Auschwitz Memorial said on Twitter.

27 Aug 2020 1:26 PM

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer's resignation comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a ban on TikTok, unless parent company Bytedance sells its US operations to an American company within 90 days. Just days ago, TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging a crackdown by the US government over claims that the wildly popular social media app can be used to spy on Americans. (Photo | Pixabay/AP)

TikTok CEO resigns amid Trump administration's accusations of spying, order to sell US operations

In a letter to employees, Kevin Mayer said that his decision to leave comes after the “political environment has sharply changed.”

27 Aug 2020 12:33 PM

The lawsuit says a ban on the app would violate its US users’ freedom of speech, free exercise of religion and other constitutional rights. (Photo | Pexels - Sinchen.Lin)

Trump sued by US WeChat users who say his order violates their constitutional rights

US WeChat Users Alliance says many American Chinese people rely on the app for work, worship and staying in touch with relatives in China.

23 Aug 2020 4:46 PM

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