Pakistan Blocks TikTok Over Not Filtering Immoral Content
Pakistan’s telecommunication authorities blocked TikTok on Friday, saying the Chinese app has failed to comply with the government’s instructions for “development of an effective mechanism…
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U.S. Bans Chinese Apps TikTok and WeChat Citing National Security Concerns
San Francisco: The TikTok and WeChat apps will be banned from US app stores starting Sunday, the country's Department of Commerce said on Friday. The move "to safeguard the national…
ByteDance Not To Sell TikTok’s US Operations To Oracle: CGTN
Beijing: In an interesting development, ByteDance has reportedly said it will neither sell TikTok's US operations to Oracle nor give the source code to any US buyers, state-owned China…
Oracle Wins Deal For TikTok US Business, Microsoft’s Bid Rejected
San Francisco: Bytedance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has chosen Cloud major Oracle over Microsoft to run its US operations as a 'trusted tech partner', multiple media reports revealed on…
China Terms India’s Ban On 118 Apps ‘Discriminatory Restrictions’
Beijing: Hit hard by India's move to ban 118 apps, including PUBG, China on Thursday termed the action as 'discriminatory restrictions' on Chinese companies and alleged that it violated…
Amid Political Turmoil Kevin Mayer Quits As TikTok CEO
New Delhi: In a significant development, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has quit the company amid the ongoing dispute with the Donald Trump administration and sale talks in the US and the India ban.…
After TikTok Ban, ByteDance Reaches Out To Reliance Jio For A Deal
New Delhi: As ByteDance continues to struggle in the US, a new report claimed on Thursday that China-based company that owns the short-video making app TikTok may sell its India business to…
Microsoft Aims To Acquire Entire TikTok, Including India Ops
New Delhi: Not just the US operations, Microsoft is aiming to acquire the global business of Chinese short-video making app TikTok, including in India where the app is banned, The Financial…
Microsoft Confirms Talks To Acquire TikTok By September 15
San Francisco: Microsoft has officially confirmed it is in talks to acquire the operations of video-sharing platform TikTok in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand markets following a…
TikTok Plans $2 Billion Fund For Creators As Competition Grows
San Francisco: TikTok has now raised the ante in the social media war with a plan to offer creators $2 billion globally in the next three years as it fights rivals like Instagram and…