In a surprise move, Oracle and Walmart finally came together to save TikTok from the US ban, forming a new company called TikTok Global which will be headquartered in the US.
Pakistan's Telecommunication Authority on Friday blocked Chinese app TikTok after the company failed to fully comply with instructions for “development of an effective mechanism for proactive moderation of unlawful online content."
On August 6, Trump had issued the executive order banning US transactions via WeChat. To fight for the legal rights of all WeChat users in the country, USWUA, an NGO, sued the administration for the ban
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration's ban on the Chinese short video-making app, TikTok just hours before it was scheduled to go into effect, according to media reports.
TikTok parent Bytedance has issued cash bonuses to employees in India, despite a ban remains in place for the Chinese short video making app TikTok.
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Chingari is an Indian short video-sharing app that acts as an alternative to TikTok. Apart from India, the app is steadily increasing its users in countries like the UAE, the US, Kuwait, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and others
US President Donald Trump and some politicians have repeatedly expressed speculation that TikTok poses a national security threat to the country, though no evidence has been provided to support the allegations.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company.
Beginning September 20, the US will ban any provision of service to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok mobile applications, constituent code, or application updates through an online mobile application store in the US. The ban cites the applications as prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.
According to a report by Reuters, Washington will order Apple, Google and other companies to remove the Chinese apps TikTok and Wechat from their platforms.
Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat will be banned in the United States from September 20 (Sunday), according to AFP. The move to ban these two Chinese apps have come after India had banned TikTok and over 200 other Chinese apps over security concerns.
Dailyhunt on Wednesday launched its short-video app Josh, adding to the growing number of made in India applications aiming to fill the void created by India's ban on TikTok in June.
Technology transfer curbs and the rise of rival platforms could pose as major roadblocks in the way of TikTok India's acquisition, the Mint quoted two industry experts as saying.
With TikTok facing challenges in some of its biggest markets such as India and the US, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is mulling to build its own short video platform, the media has reported.
India on Wednesday banned the popular Chinese mobile gaming app PUBG Mobile and 117 other mobile apps having Chinese links citing security reasons. The government issued a statement on banning a total of 118 apps saying the apps are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order. So far in 2020, India has banned a total of 224 apps having China links.
TikTok sensation Faisal Shaikh is all set to rule the screen yet again with his web debut in Ekta Kapoor's show Bang Baang. The makers had released a teaser of the show on Sunday, and have now unveiled the star cast of the same.
Three months after becoming the TikTok Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kevin Mayer has quit his role amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app. Mayer decided to quit after Trump threatened to ban TikTok in the US within 90 days if the US operations of the TikTok is not sold to a domestic company.
On the latest episode of podcast ‘Pivot Schooled Live', the Recode's Kara Swisher and New York University Professor Scott Galloway asked Pichai whether the company is interested in acquiring TikTok.
Some experienced US lawyers predict that TikTok hardly has the opportunity to win the lawsuit that the company has filed over the US government's executive order of banning any transaction with its parent company ByteDance, but the move is not unnecessary.
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