Tag: ByteDance
India Contemplates Blocking Sales of Sub-$150 Phones By Chinese Phone Makers
According to a recent Bloomberg report, India is considering restricting the sale of smartphone devices...
TikTok Owner ByteDance Accused of Promoting Pro-China Messaging: Ex-Employees
ByteDance, the owner of popular streaming and video sharing giant TikTok has once again come under fire...
TikTok Videos Are Prompting Teenagers to Diagnose Themselves With Severe Mental Disorders
A rash of videos on the popular short-form video sharing app TikTok, posted by teens and adults stating...
Rosanna Arquette Blasts TikTok for Offering a Platform for ‘Mass Potential Gun Violence’
On Dec. 17, Hollywood star Rosanna Arquette lashed out on Twitter, accusing the owner of TikTok of allowing...
TikTok Empoyees: China Controls Company’s US Operations
In June this year, U.S. President, Joe Biden, signed an executive order revoking former President Donald...
China’s Tech Industry Seeing Largest Round of Layoffs as Beijing’s Sweeping Crackdown Continues
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the country’s Big Tech sector continues, Beijing’s regulators...
China’s TikTok Overtakes YouTube in US Average Watch Time
TikTok, China’s viral app known for its short clips and videos, has overthrown rival platform YouTube...
Beijing Eyeing Take Over of Ride Sharing App, Didi; Encourages State-owned Companies to Invest
The Chinese government is encouraging government-run firms to invest in the Chinese ride-hailing company...
Chinese State Firm Claims Stake in TikTok’s Sibling Company
In April, ByteDance, which owns TikTok, sold a one percent stake in its subsidiary company Beijing ByteDance...
Ashton Kutcher Warns of TikTok Threat, Former Employees Reveal Beijing’s Access to User Data
Hollywood celebrity Ashton Kutcher recently warned that Beijing could be using Chinese apps, including...
Class Action Suit Alleging TikTok Violated UK Child Privacy Laws Under Way
Former Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield has filed a legal claim against China-owned...
China Advertising Association, ByteDance, Tencent Working to Circumvent iOS 14 Privacy Upgrade
Chinese state-run China Advertising Association is developing proprietary technology to circumvent new...