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  ByteDance to reallocate resources if Pakistan unblocks TikTok

  Technology | October 18, 2020 21:12 IST

  TikTok has promised to put more resources in Pakistan to improve its services after the authorities here blocked it over "indecent content", a media report said on Sunday.

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  Oracle founder donated $250K to Republican Graham before TikTok deal

  Business | October 18, 2020 10:59 IST

  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.

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  TikTok servers separate from ByteDance: Top executive

  Technology | October 16, 2020 17:22 IST

  TikTok's source code and user data are maintained separately from other businesses of its parent company ByteDance, a top company executive said in a court filing. 

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  TikTok banned in Pakistan: Here's what happened

  October 09, 2020 21:25 IST

  After India and US, now Pakistan has announced a ban on TikTok citing the circulation of videos that were considered “immoral and indecent”.

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  TikTok ban in US temporarily blocked by US court: Know details

  Technology | September 28, 2020 12:03 IST

  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

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  TikTok parent company ByteDance gives cash bonuses to employees in India

  Business | September 26, 2020 22:06 IST

  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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  These 5 Indian Android, iOS apps that grew post-TikTok ban

  September 25, 2020 17:37 IST

  Here are the 5 micro-content platforms that will not make you miss upon your daily updates and entertainment post-TikTok-ban.

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  Indian app Chingari gets new AR filters, 30 million downloads in 3 months: Know details

  Technology | September 21, 2020 11:48 IST

  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

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  Oracle, Walmart rescue TikTok in US with Trump's 'blessing'

  Technology | September 21, 2020 11:22 IST

  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.

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  Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in US

  World | September 20, 2020 7:39 IST

  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.

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  Chinese apps TikTok, Wechat to be banned in the US starting September 20

  Technology | September 18, 2020 18:13 IST

  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. 

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  Chinese apps TikTok, WeChat to be banned in United States from September 20

  World | September 18, 2020 18:03 IST

  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.

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  Trump says looking into Oracle-TikTok deal to ensure no compromise on security

  Business | September 17, 2020 8:09 IST

   US President Donald Trump has said he is looking into American major Oracle's reported bid for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok and want to ensure there is no compromise on national security before approving the deal.

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  TikTok's global headquarters to be placed in United States to avoid Trump's ban

  Business | September 16, 2020 20:16 IST

  China's ByteDance has decided to place the headquarters of its popular video platform app TikTok in the US in order to escape President Donald Trump's ban, official media reported on Wednesday.

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  YouTube rolls out 'YouTube Shorts' in India

  Technology | September 16, 2020 13:20 IST

  YouTube has rolled out a new short-form video creator called YouTube Shorts in India and this has been done to give competition to Chinese video-sharing application TikTok.

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  YouTube introduces TikTok rival Shorts in India: Know what is it

  Technology | September 15, 2020 16:36 IST

  In addition to several TikTok alternatives seen in India post the app's ban, YouTube has introduced its version of the short videos for users in the country

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  'Made in India' short video app 'Changa' grabs attention of TikTok influencers

  Technology | September 15, 2020 13:00 IST

  A made-in-India short video platform 'Changa', has emerged as a new destination for creators who earlier used global apps such as 'TikTok', which have been banned by the Indian government.

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  OMG: China feels the heat after ban on Chinese apps

  Oh My God | September 14, 2020 12:50 IST

  China feels the heat after ban on Chinese apps

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  TikTok to now be taken over by Oracle instead of Microsoft: Know details

  Technology | September 14, 2020 11:13 IST

  After TikTok was banned in India in June, along with 58 other Chinese apps, the Donald Trump administration in the US increased pressure on the ByteDance-owned platform to sell its US operations by mid-September or face a ban.

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  Oracle trumps Microsoft to win bid for TikTok operations

  Business | September 14, 2020 8:28 IST

  Microsoft has confirmed that ByteDance has rejected its offer to take over TikTok's US operations. Oracle is the only known remaining bidder.