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TikTok/Douyin is a Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based Internet technology company founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming. It is used to create short music, lip-sync, dance, comedy and talent videos of 3 to 15 seconds, and short looping videos of 3 to 60 seconds. ByteDance first launched Douyin for the Chinese market in September 2016. Later, TikTok was launched in 2017 for iOS and Android in most markets outside of mainland China; however, it only became available worldwide, including the United States, after merging with Musical.ly on August 2, 2018.

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Trump orders bans on China's TikTok, WeChat U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing. Gloria Tso reports.N Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:06Published 3 hours ago

World stocks end four-day winning streak World stocks ended four days of gains on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up simmering tensions with China by banning U.S. transactions with two popular Chinese apps, Tencent's WeChat.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:25Published 3 hours ago

Amid China tension, India & Japan talk business as Delhi seeks investments Union minister Piyush Goyal spoke at the Invest India Exclusive Investment Forum - Japan Edition on Thursday, seeking to boost trade ties between Delhi and Tokyo. He said that together, the two nations.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:30Published 18 hours ago

Instagram Launches TikTok Competitor Reels With TikTok’s potential ban in the United States, Instagram is the latest company to hop on the competitor bandwagon. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published 1 day ago

Facebook launches TikTok rival inside Instagram Facebook rolled out a new short-form video service called Reels within its popular Instagram app in an apparent attempt to steal some of rival TikTok's teen users. Lisa Bernhard produced this report. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:50Published 2 days ago

U.S. to act on TikTok, other Chinese apps 'in coming days' -WH The United States will take action in coming days on the popular short-video app TikTok and other Chinese apps, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday, but.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:46Published 3 days ago

Trump flips on TikTok, urges big U.S. sales cut [NFA] Just a few days after President Donald Trump said he was considering banning China's TikTok in the United States, Trump reversed course on Monday, saying the U.S. should receive a "substantial.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published 4 days ago

Snapchat Targets TikTok With Music On Snaps Snapchat Targets TikTok With Music On Snaps Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:26Published 4 days ago

Tie-dye Is The New Cool Quarantine Craft A colorful fashion trend seen in the '60s and '70s is making a big comeback. Tie-Dying fabric is gaining popularity amid the coronavirus pandemic. With more people spending more time at home, the fun.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:30Published 4 days ago

TikTok and The Weeknd team up for virtual concert The show is on August 7 at 8:30 PM ET with a digital avatar representing the singer. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:58Published 4 days ago

TikTok and The Weeknd team up for virtual concert The show is on August 7 at 8:30 PM ET with a digital avatar representing the singer. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:58Published 4 days ago

TikTok: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ TikTok: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:24Published 5 days ago

TikTok's owner offers to forego stake - sources China's ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:21Published 5 days ago

Will Trump Carry Out His Threat To Ban TikTok? President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One Friday evening that he plans to ban TikTok. The popular music and dance app is one of many owned by Chinese companies. According to Gizmodo,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:42Published 6 days ago

Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the U.S. [NFA] China's ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said he had decided to ban the app, two.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:27Published 6 days ago

'TikTok may be banned in US,' says President Donald Trump The United States may ban Chinese-video sharing app TikTok, said President Donald Trump, amidst rising tensions between Beijing and Washington on a range of issues. "We are looking at TikTok, we may be.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:53Published 6 days ago

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TikTok and privacy: What's the problem? Perhaps the video-sharing app gathers too much data TikTok says it keeps users data in the United States and Singapore and won't hand it over to the Chinese government. USATODAY.com - Published 12 hours ago

Donald Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an unspecified ban on "transactions" with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.The twin executive orders — one for each app — take.. New Zealand Herald - Published 13 hours ago
Trump signs order to bar transactions with TikTok's parent company It is not clear if the ban will affect the millions of U.S. users who are avid fans of the app. CBS News - Published 13 hours agoAlso reported by •USATODAY.com
Trump will prohibit transactions with Bytedance beginning September 20 in apparent TikTok ban Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images President Trump has signed a new executive order which will block all transactions with Bytedance, TikTok’s parent corporation, in an effort to “address the.. The Verge - Published 13 hours ago
TikTok: Trump signs order to address 'threat' of Chinese app Beginning in 45 days, any US transaction with parent company ByteDance will be banned. BBC News - Published 14 hours ago

What's the difference between TikTok and Instagram's "Reels"? Facebook, which owns Instagram, announced this week that it's launching a new short-form video feature called Instagram "Reels" as a direct competitor to the popular TikTok app. CNET senior producer.. CBS News - Published 20 hours ago
TikTok launching new app on Amazon Fire TV Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is launching its first TV app, called “More on TikTok,” on Amazon Fire TV devices today (via Business Insider). The app will have curated video.. The Verge - Published 20 hours ago
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Attack of the TikTok clones Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After two years as the hot new app, TikTok is suddenly fighting for its life. The app faces a potential ban in the United States due to concerns around its.. The Verge - Published 23 hours ago	Mariah Carey's Son Tries Putting Her on TikTok, Hilariously Fails Mariah Carey's son clearly knows the rules about Mom being "camera-ready" ... as evidenced by this hilarious video of him trying to get her to appear on his TikTok video!!! Mariah and Nick Cannon's.. TMZ.com - Published 1 day ago
TikTok twins charged over bank robbery 'prank' Alan and Alex Stokes are accused of faking a bank robbery "to gain popularity on social media". BBC News - Published 1 day ago	TikTok Stars Believe Trump Wants to Ban App as Revenge for Trolling Him President Trump says his threat to ban TikTok is about China stealing data, but that's just a cover story ... at least according to TikTokers who think he can't take a joke, and simply wants revenge... TMZ.com - Published 1 day ago
TikTok to open $500m data centre in Ireland The firm says the move represents its "long-term commitment to Europe". BBC News - Published 2 days ago	TikTok, WeChat and 'untrusted' Chinese apps should be removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says The U.S. wants "untrusted" Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, calling out TikTok and WeChat. USATODAY.com - Published 2 days ago
Facebook launches Instagram Reels to lure TikTok users New Instagram option will let users record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio and visual effects. CBS News - Published 2 days ago	Facebook launches TikTok rival Reels for Instagram The app works almost identically to TikTok and comes as the Trump administration moves to ban TikTok in the U.S. USATODAY.com - Published 2 days ago
Instagram prepares to launch TikTok rival Reels in Ireland Instagram is expanding its TikTok copycat to new countries, with the Republic set to get access to the video sharing feature. Instagram Reels, which was launched last year in Brazil before being.. WorldNews - Published 2 days ago	Instagram rolls out its TikTok rival Reels The photo-sharing app adds new features that will be very familiar to TikTok fans. BBC News - Published 2 days ago
Instagram launches Reels, its attempt to keep you off TikTok Image: Instagram ‘No two products are exactly alike, and ours are not either’ The Verge - Published 2 days ago	TikTok is banning deepfakes to better protect against misinformation Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is establishing new moderation policies today to better protect its platform against misinformation, election interference, and other forms of.. The Verge - Published 2 days ago
Scott Morrison isn't looking at banning TikTok yet, but says Australia will 'keep watching them' Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out banning social media application TikTok but security agencies will continue monitoring the Chinese-owned company. SBS - Published 2 days ago	TikTok: The story of a social media giant How did the social media platform get so big and where could it be heading? BBC News - Published 3 days ago
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US should get a very large percentage of TikTok sale proceeds: Trump Washington, Aug 4 (PTI) President Donald Trump has demanded that the US treasury should get a substantial chunk of the TikTok sale proceeds, as he set September 15 as the deadline for the popular.. WorldNews - Published 3 days ago	TikTok: What TikTokers make of Trump's ban threat The confusion around the video app's future has left creators at a loose end - or issuing goodbyes. BBC News - Published 3 days ago
Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal The president's comments come after Microsoft said it is in talks to buy the app's US business. BBC News - Published 4 days ago	What's going on with TikTok? Microsoft confirmed it wants to acquire TikTok after President Trump threatened to ban the app. BBC News - Published 4 days ago
Microsoft sees $95 billion boost on possible TikTok deal Wall Street loves the software giant's "big bet" as a way to attract consumers and take on Facebook. CBS News - Published 4 days ago	Call for TikTok security check before HQ decision The owner of the short-form video app has London on a shortlist of possible locations. BBC News - Published 4 days ago
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