Pakistan again lifts ban, fourth so far, on China’s TikTok
World | November 20, 2021 7:10 ISTIt was the 4th time in the past 15 months that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority imposed and lifted such a ban.
It was the 4th time in the past 15 months that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority imposed and lifted such a ban.
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In this video, which has been shared on social media, two women are seen travelling in an open rickshaw on a busy road when a man jumps onto the footboard of the vehicle and apparently kisses her on the cheek.
A horrifying video from Pakistan had recently emerged online in which hordes of men were seen groping, mauling and tearing off the clothes of a woman, who is famed for her videos on TikTok.
Pakistani TikToker Assault: A woman TikToker in Pakistan was assaulted by a mob on the occasion of the country's Independence Day.
According to Nikkei Asia, a global survey of downloads in 2020 showed TikTok on top of the list of social media providers for the first time since the study was first conducted in 2018.
The telecom regulator had announced that it has blocked Byte Dance's video-sharing platform in the country due to the "inappropriate content" being uploaded on the website, Geo News reported.
TikTok is one of the most popular short-video platforms and it is now reportedly making a comeback to India.
YouTube Shorts started rolling out globally in more than 100 countries. This is a Google's short-form video service which is an obvious competitor to TikTok. According to Mashable, YouTube says the service will now be available in "more than 100 countries". It was officially launched in September 2020. It is featuring 15 seconds videos which are similar to TikTok.
ByteDance has reportedly started selling the AI technology of the TikTok app to other companies, including in India where the app is banned.
Instagram is likely to start hosting full-screen videos as part of a major shakeup of the platform.
The Biden administration earlier this week banned 59 Chinese military and surveillance firms from acquiring US investors or investments, expanding an original list of 44 Chinese companies targeted by Trump in a November executive order.
A new executive order directs the Commerce Department to undertake what officials describe as an “evidence-based” analysis of transactions involving apps that are manufactured or supplied or controlled by China.
YouTube Shorts which is a TikTok-like short form video app continues to gain popularity with over 6.5 billion daily views as of March, up from 3.5 billion at the end of 2020.
Indian short-video making apps like Josh, Moj, MX Takatak and Roposo have brought back 97 per cent of TikTok user base in the country onto their platforms, largely from small cities and towns.
Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger - all of which are part of the Facebook family of apps - rounded out the top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month.
After the success of Reels, Instagram has launched another TikTok inspired feature on its platform called 'Remix for Reels'.
Facebook-owned Instagram has announced a new feature called Remix that will let users create, share and add their own perspective and fun on its Reels platform.
TikTok has announced to make it mandatory for users to see personalised ads from April 15.
Pakistan has once again banned Chinese short-video making app TikTok, this time for allegedly peddling vulgarity and spreading objectionable content on its platform.
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