Now, Snapchat is Cloning TikTok, with a Test Run Now before Releasing the Full Feature Later this Year
by Snapchat is experimenting with a new short-form video option that mimics TikTok, as it will allow users add songs to their posts…
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President Trump Says He’ll Ban TikTok in the US as Microsoft Angles Acquisition
by President Donald Trump said that he plans to sign documents to ban Chinese-based app TikTok from the country while Microsoft mulls purchase…
TikTok is Now Closer than Ever to a Full Outright Ban in the United States
by A complete US TikTok ban is now closer to becoming a reality, with the House approving a bill and the Senate to follow suit…
Amazon Sent an Email to its Employees, Ordering Them to Remove TikTok, then Reversed its Stance
Amazon directed its employees via email to uninstall the TikTok app from their mobile devices due to ongoing security and privacy concerns…
Facebook iOS App Causing Spotify, Pinterest, TikTok, Tinder, and Other Apps to Crash
An apparent issue with the Facebook iOS mobile app SDK is resulting in crashing other popular apps, including Spotify, Pinterest, TikTok, and others…
After US Military Branches Ban TikTok, the Entire Country might Follow Suit
by Practically every branch of the US military ban the use of TikTok last year, and now the Secretary of State says it might extend to the whole country…
After TikTok was Found Recording iOS Users’ Keystrokes, Reddit and LinkedIn Promise to Remove Similar Code
Reddit and LinkedIn have also been discovered to record iOS users’ clipboard activities and say they’ll remove the tool from their platforms…
Facebook Calls it Quits on Lasso, its TikTok Clone, with a July 10th Shut-Down Date
Facebook will abandon Lasso just days from now, shuttering its short-form video TikTok copy, but there’s still time to save uploaded content…
TikTok Reluctantly Removes an Anti-Spam Feature after iOS 14 Catches it Recording Keystrokes
TikTok has pulled an anti-spam code protocol from its mobile app, after iOS 14 users found out it was keeping tabs on users’ keystrokes…
YouTube is Experimenting with this Creative TikTok Alternative
YouTube is now in the process of testing a short-form video clip tool to take direct aim at TikTok but it might not include some key elements…
ByteDance Says it will Shutter Vigo Apps and Urges Users to Migrate over to TikTok
Vigo apps will soon go away, and parent company ByteDance is telling users to move over to TikTok as an alternative to the applications…
TikTok by the Numbers: A Looming Threat to Competitor Video-Centric Services
by TikTok’s popularity can’t be ignored, particularly among the youth demographic, with watch numbers to rival competitor YouTube…
Kids Spend Almost as Much Time on Tiktok as YouTube in these Three Countries
Children’s TikTok habit has grown to nearly rival that of YouTube in three different countries and shows no signs of dropping off any time soon…
TikTok is Taking Over Short-Form Video the Format and There’s No Slowdown in Sight
by After a relatively very short time, TikTok, the widely popular video app, is sitting at the top of the format, commanding an impressive market share…
TikTok Now Gives Parents the Ability to Set Time Limits and Vet DMs on Teen Accounts
TikTok, the wildly popular short-form social video sharing app among tweens and teens, now includes new parental controls…
Dubsmash Reaches 1 Billion Daily Views, Taking Second-Place to Rival TikTok
Dubsmash, a rival to the incredibly popular TikTok app, now boasts 1 billion daily views as it enjoys an enormous comeback…