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  USA edges closer to banning TikTok Chinese app

  Technology | July 22, 2020 19:24 IST

  TikTok, the Chinese social app could soon face a permanent ban in the United States of America over security concerns. Here's all you need to know.

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  Pakistan bans PUBG, BIGO app, warns TikTok

  Technology | July 21, 2020 20:31 IST

  After imposing a ban on online game PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds (PUBG), the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned live streaming application BIGO LIVE in the country. 

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  Zoom breaks TikTok's record of most downloads on App Store

  Technology | July 21, 2020 12:51 IST

  Zoom app has broken Chinese short video making app TikTok's record of most downloaded app on Apple App Store. 

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  MX Taka Tak app: How to download, install and use on Android

  July 18, 2020 20:01 IST

  MX Taka Tak short-video app is now available on Android via the Google Play Store. Here's how you can start using the TikTok rival app.

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  TikTok could operate as American company, says White House official

  World | July 16, 2020 23:25 IST

  TikTok pulling itself out of its Chinese holding company and operating as an independent American company is a much better solution than banning, a top White House official said on Thursday.

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  Decision on TikTok, other Chinese apps to be taken within weeks, not months: White House

  World | July 16, 2020 8:53 IST

  Days after India banned TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps, The White House has said that a decision on Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, could be taken within weeks and not months.

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  TikTok Pro: Do not fall for this fake TikTok app that can steal your data

  July 14, 2020 14:03 IST

  TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, was recently banned in India citing security issues

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  Amazon bans TikTok for employees and then revokes the decision: Know what is it about

  Technology | July 11, 2020 10:36 IST

  TikTok, along with various other Chinese apps, was recently banned in India and could be blocked from the US too

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  Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

  Business | July 11, 2020 7:33 IST

  Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake.

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  TikTok pulled 16M videos from Indian users in 2019's 2nd half

  Technology | July 10, 2020 14:45 IST

  TikTok, in a transparency report, suggested that it removed millions of videos worldwide

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  Instagram Reels vs TikTok: Here's how Netizens are comparing the two

  Technology | July 09, 2020 20:04 IST

  Instagram has just rolled out the Reels feature to fil in the gaps post-TikTok Chinese app ban. Here's how Twitter users are reacting.

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  Fake Tiktok links in play to snare netizens, says Maharashtra Cyber

  India | July 07, 2020 23:30 IST

  Maharashtra Cyber on Tuesday warned people not to click on Tiktok links as they may contain malware aimed at capturing user data.  

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  TikTok and more Chinese apps to get banned in the US after India: Here's why

  Technology | July 07, 2020 17:47 IST

  TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps have been recently blocked in India, following which they were removed from the app stores

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  TikTok won't share users' data with Hong Kong: Know what it means

  Technology | July 07, 2020 11:38 IST

  TikTok has now decided to exit Hong Kong and not share users' data with the city. Read on to know more about it

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  After India, US says considering banning TikTok, other Chinese apps

  World | July 07, 2020 14:16 IST

  In what may come as a big blow for China, after India now the United States is considering banning Chinese apps like TikTok, others. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said the United States is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.

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  TikToK, WeChat, ShareIt online searches drop as India bans Chinese apps

  Technology | July 05, 2020 17:41 IST

  On June 30, the percentage increase in the number of times Tik Tok was searched fell to a mere 23 percent.

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  TikTok expected to lose over 6 billion dollars amid Chinese app ban in India: Report

  Technology | July 03, 2020 20:14 IST

  Besides Tiktok, India banned on Monday 58 other apps with Chinese links, including the popular UC Browser, for engaging in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

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  TikTok stars gain lakhs of followers on Instagram

  Trending | July 03, 2020 0:02 IST

  Instagram was predicted as the most obvious migration platform for the TikTok users as most of them had an existing account and promoted their TikTok content on the Facebook-owned app.

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  Indian TikTok Chingari looks at hiring people as downloads skyrocket after Chinese app ban

  Business | July 02, 2020 23:03 IST

  Right after Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, users scrambled to find alternatives as these apps had made inroads into the lives of millions of Indians. TikTok itself, had become source of income for many content makers, especially young. Their online fame disappeared overnight.

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  TikTok will not take any legal action against the Chinese apps ban; says company

  Technology | July 02, 2020 21:01 IST

  TikTok from China-based ByteDance said they are not pursuing legal action regarding the government's directive as reported in a section of the media.