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  TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits amid US pressure to sell Chinese video app

  Business | August 27, 2020 10:55 IST

  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.

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  Experts call US ban against TikTok as wake-up call

  World | August 27, 2020 8:19 IST

  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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  Now Oracle joins the race to acquire TikTok: Report

  Business | August 18, 2020 11:49 IST

  In an interesting turn of events, Cloud major Oracle has entered the race to acquire TikTok as US President Donald Trump issued an executive order to direct China-based ByteDance to sell its TikTok business in the US within 90 days.

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  TikTok's sale to US-based company may alleviate security concerns: Expert

  World | August 07, 2020 8:05 IST

  Growth of TikTok has raised concerns among security experts because it uses a powerful algorithm that customises content to users based on a number of user characteristics.

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  Govt blocks Chinese apps Baidu Search, Weibo; to be taken off from app stores

  Business | August 04, 2020 13:51 IST

  After banning major Chinese apps, including TikTok, UC Browser, the Centre has blocked Baidu Search and Weibo apps - the most influential apps of China and dubbed as the country’s answer to Google search and Twitter respectively, in India.

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  Donald Trump threatens to ban Chinese app TikTok on September 15 if...

  World | August 04, 2020 9:46 IST

  Trump's remarks came after media reported that Technology giant Microsoft is in talks to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok, a deal that would give the U.S. software giant a popular social-media service while alleviating the Trump administration's pressure on TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd.

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  TikTok owner ByteDance to shift HQ from Beijing to London: Report

  Business | August 04, 2020 8:31 IST

  Chinese unicorn ByteDance which owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok has received approval from the British government to move its headquarters from Beijing to London, The Sun newspaper reported.

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  US inches closer to banning TikTok from federal devices

  World | July 22, 2020 12:51 IST

  Republican Ken Buck offered the proposal to bar TikTok from federal devices as part of a $741 billion defense policy bill, according to a report in Politico on Monday.

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  Banning TikTok takes a big tool away from Chinese surveillance work: US NSA

  World | July 15, 2020 7:24 IST

  All the information is going straight to massive super computers in the cloud in China, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said, adding, “So China is going to know everything about you. They are going to have biometrics on you. You ought to be very careful regarding who you give such personal information to.”

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  Amazon bans TikTok on workers' phones due to security risks

  July 11, 2020 0:51 IST

  Amazon.com asks its employees to remove TikTok from their phones. An internal email allegedly barred the workers from keeping the video sharing app on their phones citing security risks.

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  TikTok says stopping app operation in Hong Kong within days

  World | July 07, 2020 10:09 IST

  Chinese app TikTok will exit the Hong Kong market within days as other technology companies including Facebook have suspended processing government requests for user data in the region.

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  $6 billion: The amount TikTok's parent company ByteDance is expected to lose following India's ban

  Business | July 02, 2020 6:52 IST

  Chinese media outlet The Global Times on Wednesday twitted that the loss of Chinese internet company ByteDance, which is the parent company of Tik Tok, could rise upto $6 Billion after India banned 59 Chinese apps. 

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  TikTok, other Chinese apps ban in India gets support in US, lawmakers urge govt to follow suit

  World | July 01, 2020 14:04 IST

  India's ban on 59 Chinese apps, including the popular TikTok, has been widely noted in the US, including by some prominent lawmakers, who have urged the American government to follow suit as it is believed that the short video-sharing app is a major security risk to the country. India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.

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  TikTok India Head Nikhil Gandhi says working with govt, not sharing users' data with China

  India | June 30, 2020 11:04 IST

  Chinese Apps Banned in India: TikTok on Tuesday said it is in the process of complying with the government’s order on blocking of the app, and asserted that it has not shared information of Indian users with any foreign government, including that of China.

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  59 Chinese apps banned, will they vanish from phones? What happens next, tells cyber expert

  June 30, 2020 0:27 IST

  Some popular Chinese apps have been banned in India. Cyber expert explains what is to be done next. Government said it was doing this keeping in mind the concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps.

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  Here's why 59 Chinese Apps including TikTok, UC Browser were banned for security reasons

  India | June 29, 2020 22:11 IST

  The government on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, ShareIt, Club Factory, UC Browser, and many more.

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  FACT CHECK: Has govt banned 52 Chinese Apps and issued advisory against its use?

  Fact Check | June 22, 2020 10:15 IST

  Several messages on social media claimed that the Indian government had banned or warned against the use of popular Chinese Apps like Tik Tok, Helo, UC News.

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  TikTok star Faisal Shaikh aka Mr Faisu in trouble over violence against women in video

  May 22, 2020 21:14 IST

  Another TikTok star Faisal Shaikh aka Mr Faisu is in trouble for glorifying violence against women in one of his videos on the platform. Lawyer Ali Kaashif Khan has filed a complaint against him at the Cyber Crime Cell and Amboli Police Station.

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  TikTok India issues clarification amid criticism over acid attacks glorifying video

  Trending | May 20, 2020 17:40 IST

  TikTok India has shared guidelines including Do's and Don'ts regarding the content that will be shared on the app. On the other hand, in addition to getting the video removed from TikTok, the National Commission for Women has also asked Maharashtra police to take action against the maker of the video.

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  TikTok has a security issue that allowed hackers to post fake COVID-19 videos: Know what it is

  Technology | April 16, 2020 19:12 IST

  TikTok is prone to a security vulnerability that can let hackers post fake videos. Read on to know more