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People walk past a logo of Bytedance, the China-based company which owns the short video app TikTok, or Douyin, at its office in Beijing on July 7, 2020. (Reuters photo) HONG KONG: ByteDance's short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is limiting users under the age of 14…

Bizarre Tiktok theft craze hits leading Brisbane high school A Tiktok craze where students egg each other on to video items they have stolen has hit a top Brisbane high school. There is more to this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe today to unlock it and more… Bizarre…

Watch September 18, 2021 1:42PM EDT Kourtney Kardashian and her mini-me daughter Penelope cut casual figures as they danced along to ‘Best Friends Forever’ on TikTok. Like mother, like daughter! Penelope Disick, 9, proved she and her mom, Kourtney Kardashian, 42, were total TikTok pros when they danced along to…

(Source: VCG) Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, announced that all verified users under the age of 14 will now have access to the app in “kid mode.” They will be able to work with the application for no more than 40 minutes a day and only between 6 a.m.…

Chinese media TechPlanet reported that short video platform Douyin is now testing a food delivery function “Xindong Waimai” and has put it into limited operation. On July 14, ByteDance set up a team exclusively for a food delivery business and, at the same time, launched a food delivery mini program…

African tourism authorities are betting that global youth audiences on TikTok and high net worth individuals seeking luxury safaris have something in common – enough interest in African wildlife to help reignite tourism. This article was contributed to TechCabal by Conrad Onyango / bird Kenya is turning to a global…

The app, which will be launched in China, has tentatively been named Feile and will be managed by the TikTok team, Pandaily reported.Read More

Carat has appointed a new UK chief executive. Clare Chapman joins Dentsu's largest UK media agency, Essence, where she was executive vice president and head of media across EMEA. Simon Baugh, the director of communications for the Home Office, has been named the chief executive of the Government Communications Service.…

With files from Tom Li Remote work is prolonging our work days, Saskatchewan calls on the federal government to connect rural areas, and TikTok releases new mental health features. It’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Thursday, September 16, and I’m your host,…

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Playco, a maker of instantly playable games for social platforms, announced Sway Stories for TikTok. The game is a first for the tremendously popular social network for short videos, and it represents a big opportunity for…