Miami, US: President Donald Trump said his administration was “very close” to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner by the weekend. “We’re very close to a deal with a very good group of people,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China approves the sale of the short video app in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump said that a deal is close on Tiktok, with multiple investors involved. TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to reach … Read more
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump will consider on Wednesday a final proposal related to TikTok, CBS News reported on Tuesday, citing sources, ahead of an April 5 deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban. There will be a meeting at the Oval Office involving Vice President JD Vance, … Read more
Washington: The future of TikTok in the United States seems secure, as US President Donald Trump said a deal with the short video app’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell it would be struck before a deadline on Saturday. This came days after the US commander-in-chief on Wednesday declared that he would be willing to reduce … Read more
Zhang Yiming, who founded TikTok’s parent company ByteDance Ltd., is now China’s richest person according to Bloomberg. The ByteDance founder topped Bloomberg’s list on Wednesday, with a $57.5 billion fortune. (This is a developing story. Check back for updates)
A viral filter that made people overweight has been removed by TikTok amid a barrage of criticism from social media users. Known as the “chubby filter”, the artificial intelligence (AI) tool took a user’s photo and altered their appearance to seem as if they had gained weight. A section of users shared their “before and … Read more
“There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement”, the Vice President JD Vanace said. Washington: U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he expects a “high level” TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline. “There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our national security concerns, allows there to be … Read more
US President Donald Trump has signalled his willingness to save the popular short-video app TikTok from another potential ban. Notably, TikTok was briefly taken offline in the US due to a bipartisan law called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but upon resuming office, Trump gave the app a 75-day reprieve to … Read more
TikTok is earning money from live-streamed sex performances by girls aged just 15, according to a BBC investigation. The short video app is still taking about 70 per cent cut from the live stream gifts despite denying the allegations in 2022 that it took such a large commission. The investigation carried out in Kenya showed that … Read more
Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit and online image sharing website Imgur safeguard children’s privacy. Social media companies use complex algorithms to prioritise content and keep users engaged. However, the fact that they amplify similar content can lead to children being influenced by increasing amounts … Read more
Instagram is considering the launch of a separate app for its short-form video feature, Reels, its chief Adam Mosseri told staff this week, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person who heard the remarks. The Meta-owned company is looking to take advantage of TikTok’s uncertain status in the United States, aiming to provide a … Read more
Washington, United States: TikTok has returned to Apple and Google app stores nearly a month after a new security law forced its removal, AFP journalists confirmed on Thursday. The Chinese-owned social media platform faces being banned in the United States over national security concerns about the data it gathers on users. The popular video-sharing app … Read more