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TikTok planning to launch a new app to take on Instagram, will revolve around a photo feed

TikTok is planning to expand its functionality, or may launch a new app altogether that would rival Meta's Instagram directly. However, this comes at a time when TikTok is looking at a potentially ban in the US, one of its biggest markets outside China

Top Boss of US Intelligence claims China used TikTok to influence US voters

ODNi or the Office of the Director of National Intelligence claims that China or Chinese citizens have been using TikTok not just interfere with the presidential elections, but to also transform public opinion on China's aggression.

Vantage | Why India said no to TikTok but US is struggling to ban it

The relationship between America and TikTok is fraught with tension and uncertainty with the fate of the platform hanging in the balance as lawmakers grapple with complex geopolitical considerations and domestic concerns

US lawmakers launch new attack to force ByteDance to sell TikTok to continue operating in the country

A group of bipartisan lawmakers are launching a new attack on ByteDance in the US to get it to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese entity, if it wants the app to continue its presence in the US. They seek to introduce a new bill that will stop US app stores and web hosting services from distributing TikTok

TikTok-owners ByteDance scared of Sora's potential to disrupt technology, will refocus efforts on GenAI

ByteDance's CEO, has laid out three goals for their AI endeavours this quarter — bolstering AI talent recruitment, refining organizational structure, and advancing fundamental research

Despite half of US banning TikTok over national security, Prez Biden joins platform

The campaign aims to utilise TikTok to connect with voters amid a fragmented American population, particularly targeting younger demographics shifting away from traditional media platforms

TikTok trains its gun on YouTube, plans to go after video platform as it tests 30-minute uploads

TikTok is gunning for YouTube's position as the world's largest video platform. To that end, the ByteDance-owned platform is experimenting with allowing users to upload 30-minute videos. This is a massive departure from its modus operandi of supporting short videos

TikTok eyeing a lion’s share of US e-commerce market, to take on Amazon

ByteDance-owned TikTok has major aspirations for the e-commerce market in the US, and plans to take on Amazon, Shein, Temu and others. The social media giant wants to increase their merchandise shipment to $17.5 billion

US TikTok Ban: Montana challenges court ruling that blocked them from banning China-backed app in the state

Montana had announced that it will challenge the ruling of a US District Court that effectively stayed a proposed ban on TikTok. Following India and many other countries, several US states have been banning the China-backed app over cybersecurity concerns

Bin Laden's letter on TikTok: Unravelling narrative war in the shadow of India's ban

In this intricate web of geopolitics, information dissemination and technological innovation, the impact of TikTok transcends entertainment, raising profound questions about its role in global affairs and the delicate balance between freedom of expression and national security