Tag: TikTok
YouTube Targets TikTok With New 15-second Video Test
Google-owned YouTube appears to have taken an aim at TikTok as the Google-owned platform has now started testing a way to record multi-segment videos that run up to a maximum length of 15 seconds. ....
Concerned Over Ban On Chinese Apps, Xi Govt Reaches Out To India
China on Tuesday reached out to India, expressing anxiety about the ban imposed by the Indian government on popular Chinese mobile applications like TikTok and WeChat, among others. ....
ZEE5 Announces TikTok Rival HiPi For Indian Users
Entertainment app ZEE5 on Wednesday announced a short video-sharing platform HiPi in a bid to take on TikTok which is among the 59 Chinese apps banned by India in view of security risk.....
Will Help Creators In India Till Interim Ban In Place: TikTok CEO
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer on Wednesday said that the company is working with various stakeholders to address the concerns raised by the Indian government, and remain committed to support the welfare of TikTok creator community till the interim ban order is in effect.....
Likee, Bigo Live Suspend Services, TikTok Says No Legal Action
Short-video platform Likee on Thursday said it has temporarily pulled off the app from Google Play and Apple App Stores and has suspended its service in India. ....
Instagram Brings TikTok-like Short Videos To India With 'Reels'
With the ban on TikTok creating a huge vacuum for the 15-second videos in the Indian Internet space, Facebook-owned Instagram on Wednesday announced the extension of the testing of Reels which allows users to record, edit and share short multi-clip videos, to India.....
Hit By India Ban, Chinese App Makers Begin Laying Off Local Staff
With India banning 59 Chinese apps on June 29 amid border tensions with the neighbouring country, the affected companies have begun reducing their workforce in the country as they stare at huge losses. ....
US Inches Closer To Banning TikTok From Federal Devices
The possibility of the US following India in banning TikTok became stronger after a proposal to bar the downloading of the short video-sharing platform on government-issued devices got the backing of the US House of Representatives. ....
Trump Says He'll Ban TikTok From Operating In USA
US President Donald Trump has said that he will ban the popular Chinese-owned video app TikTok from operating in the country through an executive order as early as Saturday, according to media reports. ....
US General Manager Says TikTok 'here For The Long Run'
The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chinese-owned video-sharing app is "here for the long run", after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. ....
