TikTok sparks user revolt in US over sale plan

American politicians are being inundated with calls from TikTok users unhappy at plans to force its parent company to sell the social media app. A bill that would mandate the sale within six months or see TikTok facing a ban…

TikTok’s ‘‘Add To Music App’’ feature rolls out to 19 more countries

TikTok’s ‘Add To Music App’ is set to roll out to users in 19 more countries worldwide following its launch last month. Last month, TikTok announced a new feature that allows users to directly save sounds from the app to…

Congo cobalt: TikTokers quit vaping over mining concerns

Dozens of young adults on TikTok are vowing to throw out their e-cigarettes and quit vaping – but not for health reasons. “In my effort to help [the Democratic Republic of] Congo, I’m quitting vaping,” Micah Ndango, who has been…

TikTok sues US state of Montana over law banning its use

The video-sharing app, Tiktok, has sued the state of Montana over a new law that prohibits the use of the service in the state. Montana became the first state in the US to ban the app after the bill was…

Ad Dynamo by Aleph berths in Nigeria, to unlock digital ecosystem potential for brands, agencies

Ad Dynamo by Aleph, Africa’s largest digital media reseller, today announced its entry into the Nigerian market. The company, which is a member of Aleph, the world’s leading digital global enabler of digital advertising in emerging countries, is committed to…

Austria to ban TikTok on government-issued devices

Government officials and federal politicians in Austria will delete the video-sharing app TikTok from their government-issued phones, as Vienna aims to bar Chinese operating firm from accessing sensitive data. Austria Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner said on Wednesday that for officials and…

TikTok banned from Australian government devices amid security concerns

The Australian government has banned social media video app TikTok from politicians and public servants’ work devices after getting advice from intelligence and security agencies. In a statement, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said exceptions would only be granted on a case…

Sofia Coppola’s daughter goes viral with TikTok clip

Sofia Coppola’s daughter has inadvertently gone viral after posting a clip on TikTok. Romy Coppola Mars, who is the daughter of the Oscar-winning director and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, posted a since-deleted TikTok saying she had been grounded for trying…

TikTok’s US future at stake as boss faces Congress showdown

On Thursday, TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion’s mouth and placing his own head into it. He’s giving testimony in the US Congress for the first time, a scary thing to do. And at stake is…

UK to ban TikTok from government phones

The United Kingdom said Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move to follow other Western countries who have barred the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to…

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