TikTok

TikTok introduces age-gate feature, removes 6 million videos violating guidelines

TikTok introduced an age gate intended to prevent children under 13 from creating standard accounts and said it had removed more than six million videos for violating its rules. The measures emerged…

FC Bayern goes TikTok

FC Bayern Munich added TikTok to its international social-media operation in April 2019. The German champions already said they reached more than 80 million fans across eleven platforms, yet the new account…

How Musers make cash using TikTok

Before TikTok became its global name, the stars of Musical.ly were commonly called “musers.” ByteDance acquired Musical.ly and combined it with TikTok in August 2018, bringing those creators and their audiences into…

The curious case of TikTok’s rise in India

TikTok’s rise in India was difficult to miss by early 2019. Clips that began inside the app were reposted to WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube, carrying lip-syncs, comedy and dramatic dialogues far beyond…

TikTok is asking Indians to guard against fake news this election season

TikTok began displaying a public-service warning to some Indian users searching for political material during the 2019 general election. The notice urged people to be cautious about fake news, consult verified sources…

Supreme Court will hear plea against Madras HC order to ban TikTok on April 15

India’s Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the Madras High Court’s interim TikTok order on April 15, 2019. ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the short-video service, approached the country’s highest…

How to go live on TikTok in 2019

TikTok’s LIVE feature gave creators a way to speak with followers in real time, answer questions and receive immediate reactions. In 2019, however, the feature was still being distributed unevenly. Some accounts…

TikTok wasn’t banned in Pakistan

A widely shared claim said Pakistan would block TikTok beginning January 10, 2019. Some versions attributed the decision to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, while another invoked Prime Minister Imran Khan and unnamed…

TikTok is no longer available on both Apple and Google stores in India

Apple and Google have pulled popular video sharing app TikTok from their app stores in India amid pornography fears. Quartz India reported early Wednesday morning that TikTok was unavailable for download on both the Google and Apple store. Business…

Report: online predators use teen app TikTok to solicit kids

TikTok’s appeal to teenagers and younger users made it one of the fastest-growing social apps of 2018 and 2019. Its short videos offered an easy way to perform, joke with friends and…