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MEXICO CITY: A photo posted to TikTok shows a group of people dressed in camouflage, hoping to blend into the shadowy vegetation dotting the nighttime landscape of the Mexican desert. The picture was not uploaded by social media influencers on an adventurous vacation - it's an advertisement by people smugglers.…

WASHINGTON – Depending on whom you ask, the short-form video app TikTok is where you watch goofy dances and make-up tutorials, or it’s a gravely sophisticated threat to US national security. TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance. And because China is known to be interested in having its…

Politics "Our team in Washington is — and always has been — focused on educating lawmakers and stakeholders about our company and our service." TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew is interviewed at Washington offices. Matt McClain / The Washington Post By Cat Zakrzewski and Cristiano Lima, Washington Post updated…

MILAN :Italy's antitrust authority said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into the Chinese-owned app TikTok as it allegedly breaches its rules by allowing the publication of "dangerous content" inciting suicide, self-harm and poor nutrition. The probe involves TikTok's Irish unit, which is responsible for its European customers relations,…

With the threat of a full ban of the app looming, TikTok is working to assure advertisers that everything will be okay, while it’s also rallying support from high-profile users, in an attempt to sway influential opinions, and hopefully win a stay of execution in the US. According to a…

ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo said the company’s lead advantage in its main content offerings — including Douyin, TikTok, and Jinri Toutiao — has diminished over the past year or two during an internal meeting held on March 16 to celebrate ByteDance’s 11th anniversary. Douyin CEO Kelly Zhang, TikTok CEO Shou…

A Nigerian lady residing in the United Kingdom has declared her intention to return home to search for a suitable husband. The young woman with username, @queenpepiana lamented about the unavailability of suitors abroad in a video she posted on her TikTok handle. She said that she wants a man…

TikTok Cosplay 20 This is it! Our 20th TikTok cosplay feature. We started showcasing TikTok cosplays back in 2021 and they’ve since become one of our most popular features – and for good reason! We get to see our favourite, iconic characters brought to life by incredibly talented cosplayers. This…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion,…

The Biden administration has recently ramped up pressure on TikTok over national security concerns stemming from its ties to China, and apparently the Justice Department and the FBI are also applying pressure of their own. Forbes first reported that the agencies are actively investigating ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. The investigation…