Tag: TikTok
Vestager Sees “Privacy Concerns” On TikTok
EU Digital Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has urged Chinese tech companies to comply with EU regulations. “Chinese companies have to play by our rules,” said...
Walmart Teams Up With Microsoft On TikTok Bid
Walmart said it has held discussions with Microsoft about partnering with the software giant in its pursuit of TikTok’s US operations, the latest big...
TikTok CEO Quits Amid Controversy
After being on the job for just 90 days, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said he will quit as the popular short video sharing company...
General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital Pushing Oracle’s Bid For TikTok
General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, two major investors in TikTok’s Chinese parent company, are maneuvering to be part of a deal to acquire the...
Zuckerberg Warned Of Facebook Rival TikTok In Speech Last Fall
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg played a role in stoking fears about video-sharing app TikTok, a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) claims.
Zuckerberg, in...
TikTok Sues Trump Administration Over US Ban
TikTok is suing the Trump administration Monday for essentially banning its popular video-sharing app in the US, arguing that an executive order the president...
Oracle Reportedly In Talks To Buy TikTok’s US Business
Oracle has expressed an interest in acquiring TikTok, according to the Financial Times, giving Microsoft a potential competitor in its bid to control the...
TikTok Rival Bigo Shifts Servers From Hong Kong Amid US Scandal
Bigo Technology, a smaller rival of embattled Chinese appmaker ByteDance, is shifting servers from Hong Kong to Singapore, out of the reach of a...
Facebook & Snap Reportedly Considered Purchase Of TikTok Rival Dubsmash
Facebook and Snap have both reportedly held talks with Dubsmash, a lip-syncing short-form video app and rival to TikTok, about a possible acquisition.
The discussions...
TikTok To Sue Trump Administration Over Ban
TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration, challenging the president's executive order banning the service from the United States, reported NPR.
The video-sharing app...