TikTok

TikTok is officially the most downloaded app of 2020, according to an annual mobile trends report from mobile app analytics firm App Annie.According to the findings—which were released by Fast Company on Wednesday—the Chinese-produced mobile app beat out Facebook for the most downloads this year, when factoring in both iOS…

December 9, 2020 | 12:00pm | Updated December 9, 2020 | 4:41pm A hairy situation involving an airline passenger who took revenge on an inconsiderate woman sitting in front of her has taken off on social media. TikTok user Janelle Elise Flom posted video of a woman flinging her long…

TikTok’s loss in India hasn’t fully translated into Indian short-video apps gain.Four months after the Indian government banned the Chinese short-video platform over data security concerns, only 40% of the time Indians were spending on TikTok has shifted to its Indian rivals, according to consultancy firm Redseer.In June, when TikTok…

(Image credit: Bigstock / Palinchak) The Trump administration faces further legal obstacles in its ongoing effort to ban Chinese video-sharing app Tiktok. In his final days in the White House, the US president is seeking a tough-on-China technology legacy, including blacklisting China’s largest chipmaker. Meanwhile, a bill passed by the…

In this file photo illustration taken on August 03, 2020, the social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on an US flag as the background in Arlington, Virginia. Olivier DOULIERY / AFPShort-form video app TikTok and the Trump administration remained at odds over the…

By Glenn CHAPMAN (AFP)     Dec 4, 2020 in Internet TikTok continued serving up short videos in the US despite missing a Trump administration deadline to come up with an acceptable deal to put its American assets into US hands.Talks between TikTok parent ByteDance and government negotiators were continuing…

Sasha Obama TikTok Millions Await ... If She Wants It!!! 12/4/2020 1:00 AM PT Exclusive Sasha Obama already comes from a very influential family, but if she ever decides to break out on her own as an influencer ... the sky's the limit. That's what the CEOs of 2 leading…

TikTok is many things at once: A video-sharing app for teens to swap viral dance routines. An endless generator of comedic content. And more recently, a platform for political protest and debate among Gen Z, thanks in no small part to the users who claim they sabotaged a Trump campaign…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said on Wednesday it will hear oral arguments on Dec. 14 on the government’s appeal of an order that blocked a ban on Apple Inc and Alphabet’s Google offering TikTok for download in U.S. app stores.FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed TikTok logo is…

Illustration: art_inside (Shutterstock)Internet CultureInternet CultureIt's hard to keep up with internet culture, but don't worry: Each week we'll tell you the best of what you need to know.When it comes to kids and teenagers, it’s all about TikTok. Competitors can try to clone it, the president can try to shut…