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TikTok introduces its digital fashion month amid pandemic
Business | Sep 12, 2020, 02:29 PM ISTChinese short-video-making app TikTok has partnered with luxury designers like Saint Laurent, JW Anderson, and Louis Vuitton to host its own digital fashion month at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the plans of major brands.
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Donald Trump says won't extend deadline for US TikTok sale
Business | Sep 11, 2020, 08:35 AM ISTIn an executive order last month, Trump had set September 15 as the deadline for the Chinese app to either change its ownership to an American company or shut it down.
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Dailyhunt launches Android version of its TikTok rival 'Josh'
Technology | Sep 09, 2020, 08:19 PM ISTDailyhunt 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.
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Why TikTok sale may run into hurdles
Business | Sep 07, 2020, 08:45 AM ISTTechnology 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.
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TikTok files lawsuit against Trump administration's executive order
Technology | Aug 25, 2020, 04:57 PM ISTThe executive order was issued "for political reasons rather than because of an 'unusual and extraordinary threat' to the United States, which is a condition for the President to exercise his authority" under the IEEPA, TikTok noted.
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TikTok says it has 700mn monthly users globally, 100mn in US
Technology | Aug 25, 2020, 01:38 PM ISTTikTok has more than 700 million monthly active users (MAUs) globally including over 100 million in the US, according to statistics revealed by the short video sharing platform in its lawsuit against the Donald Trump administration.
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TikTok files lawsuit against Trump administration's executive order
World | Aug 25, 2020, 09:01 AM ISTVideo-sharing social networking company TikTok filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any US transactions with its parent company ByteDance.
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TikTok to take legal action against United States over ban
World | Aug 23, 2020, 07:30 PM ISTChinese firm ByteDance, which owns video-sharing platform TikTok, Sunday said it will file a lawsuit against the US government over President Donald Trump's executive order banning American transactions with the popular app while preparing plan to shut down its business in the country.
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Millions of users' Instagram, YouTube and more data leaked: Know what is it
Technology | Aug 21, 2020, 11:45 AM ISTThe leaked data included four different datasets with information such as the profile name, full name, images, age, gender, account description, and profile statistics
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TikTok removes over 3,80,000 videos for violating hate speech policy; 1,300 accounts banned
World | Aug 21, 2020, 07:59 AM ISTTikTok has removed over 3,80,000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year. The short-form video app also said it banned more than 1,300 accounts for posting hateful content.
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Oracle joins the race to acquire TikTok: Report
Technology | Aug 18, 2020, 06:35 PM ISTThe new executive order directed ByteDance to "divest any data it obtained from users of TikTok or Musical.ly in the United States". It also authorised US officials to inspect TikTok and ByteDance to ensure the safety of personal data of nearly 80 million American users of the short video making app.
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Instagram Reels emerges top choice in Tik Tok's absence in India
Technology | Aug 18, 2020, 02:33 PM ISTInstagram Reels, which is Facebook's answer to TikTok, is welcomed by more than six in 10 (62 per cent ) urban Indians who claim to have tried it and are likely to continue using it.
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Apple, Disney trying to halt WeChat ban in US: Report
Technology | Aug 15, 2020, 09:03 PM ISTApple, Ford, Walmart and Disney have called on US President Donald Trump administration to end an executive order seeking the ban of WeChat and TikTok in the country.
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Trump orders TikTok's owner ByteDance to sell US assets
World | Aug 15, 2020, 07:50 AM ISTPresident Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States.
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TikTok deal must provide 'total security' and 'substantially' benefit US: Donald Trump
World | Aug 14, 2020, 10:42 AM ISTAny deal to sell TikTok to an American company must provide "total security" and "substantially" benefit the United States, President Donald Trump has said as he emphasised on the September 15 deadline for the popular Chinese social networking app to enter into an agreement with a US firm to continue its operations in the country.
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ByteDance in talks with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance for investment in TikTok
Business | Aug 13, 2020, 11:07 AM ISTChina's ByteDance is in early talks with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd for investment in its video-based app TikTok's business in India, according to TechCrunch. The report said the two companies began conversations late last month. However, they have not reached a deal yet.
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TikTok allegedly spied on users by via its Android apps for months: Know what is it
Technology | Aug 12, 2020, 05:55 PM ISTThe finding comes in the same month the US President issued an executive order, prohibiting transactions by any entity in the country with its Chinese owner within 45 days. TikTok was among the 59 apps that India banned in June
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Here are the top 6 TikTok alternatives to consider for Android, iOS
Apps | Aug 11, 2020, 06:32 PM ISTWith TikTok being banned in India, there are a number of alternative apps that have been launched to fill in the void. Here's a look at some
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Microsoft-TikTok deal may not happen: Report
Technology | Aug 11, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTByteDance is preparing to escalate its legal and public relations battle against Trump's executive order to ban the app in the US. ByteDance declined to comment on the report.
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TikTok lawsuit against Trump ban could come as early as Tuesday
Technology | Aug 10, 2020, 01:09 PM ISTThe executive order issued by Trump on August 6 night said that data collected by TikTok threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party to access personal and proprietary information of US citizens.