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• Instagram Reels are now double the length and easier to edit

  Instagram has added new features to Reels, doubling their length and making them less of a headache to edit -- and making ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Everything we know about the US TikTok deal so far

  HBO's excellent Succession won the best drama series at the Emmy Awards earlier today. But if tech deals were nominated for ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Trump makes first move to ban TikTok from app stores on Sunday

  The US government today announced a new initiative to restrict TikTok in app stores, a move which comes after weeks of uncertainty ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• ByteDance might still own TikTok US after Oracle investment — so what's the point?

  The TikTok acquisition saga is one of the most exhausting and confusing tales in tech business right now. A month ago, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• New app from makers of Facetune will let you edit videos for TikTok in seconds

  Israel-based Lightricks is known widely for its hit photo editing app Facetune. However, the company has released plenty ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Oracle beats Microsoft's bid for TikTok

  Update: Alex Heath, a reporter from the Information tweeted that ByteDance has confirmed that it has submitted a deal proposal ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Report: China may block the sale of TikTok to a US company

  Parent company ByteDance only have days to close sale of TikTok's US operations -- and the Chinese government may not let ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Trump says he won’t extend TikTok’s September deadline for sale to a US-based firm

  As TikTok's struggle for survival in the US continues, President Donald Trump has refused to extend his deadline of 45 days ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• TikTok says it’s committed to diversity — its history of censorship says otherwise

  TikTok has admitted to censoring LGBTQ hashtags in some countries as part of its efforts to "localize" content moderation. ...

  • Mix

• This AI crunched the numbers to make the perfect TikTok song — but is it though?

  Musiio, a startup that uses AI to scan, tag, and categorize music, has deployed its tools to craft the perfect TikTok hit. ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• The US is banning TikTok and WeChat — but the benefits won’t outweigh the costs

  The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have ...

  • The Conversation

• Instagram introduces a Reels button on its home screen so you might finally watch some

  Right after India banned TikTok in July, Instagram introduced its competing product, Reels, in the country. The concept was ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Pakistan blocks Tinder and Grindr for spreading 'immoral content'

  Pakistan has blocked Tinder and Grindr for failing to comply with local laws in an attempt to clamp down on "immoral content." ...

  • Mix

• India bans 118 Chinese apps including PUBG

  India has banned 118 Chinese apps including PlayersUnknowns BattleGround (PUBG) in a new government order. Earlier in ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Report: TikTok's chosen an American buyer, but there could be issues

  TikTok parent company ByteDance has allegedly selected a winning bidder on its American operations, but China's throwing ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Three months after becoming CEO, Kevin Mayer quits TikTok

  Just three months after being appointed TikTok's global CEO, Kevin Mayer has called it quits. The former Disney executive ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Zuckerberg lobbied against TikTok in a private meeting with Trump, report reveals

  It's no secret that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees TikTok as a threat. On several occasions, he has brought up TikTok's ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• TikTok will take Trump administration to the court over ban

  Popular short video app TikTok is aiming to take legal action against US President Donald Trump over the app's potential ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• After Microsoft, Oracle is also reportedly looking to buy TikTok

  The year is 2001. Tech bigwigs like Microsoft and Oracle are trying to buy a thriving new software startup. But wait...this ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Pardon the Intrusion #24: The clock is TikToking

  TikTok is facing a roadblock in the US, where the Trump administration has escalated its threats to ban the app along with ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• This site tracks trending TikTok songs -- and it's amazing

  While TikTok has a lot of memes and sketches, music-based videos are a large part of the platform. It gave a push to hits ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Get yourself off social media: A guide to deleting your accounts

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• TikTok's older version collected device identification data, violating Google’s app store policy

  TikTok has faced a lot of scrutiny for its data collection practices. It's one of the many reasons why the app might get ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Why governments are threatened by teens on TikTok

  In Egypt, teenager Menna Abdel Aziz used social media to ask for protection after a sexual assault. She was arrested on a ...

  • The Conversation

• How TikTok teens amplified political activism and threatened Trump’s political campaign

  The lower-than-expected attendance at President Trump’s rally in Tulsa on June 20 was attributed, at least in part, to ...

  • The Conversation

• Oh, the irony: Trump's executive order accuses TikTok of spreading COVID-19 misinformation

  President Donald Trump did it. He just signed the executive order to ban any US-based company's transaction with TikTok and ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Microsoft reportedly wants to buy up TikTok's India operations too

  After aiming to buy TikTok's US, Canada, Australia , and New Zealand business, Microsoft might be looking to include the ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Moving Tiktok’s ownership to Microsoft will benefit tech giants — not users

  In what seems to be a common occurrence, Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is once again in the headlines. After months ...

  • The Conversation

• Facebook launches Instagram Reels globally amidst TikTok drama

  We all knew it was coming: Facebook has officially launched Instagram Reels – its answer to TikTok — across the world. ...

  • Mix

• Mike Pompeo wants to build the US a ‘clean' internet free of Chinese tech

  The US ban on TikTok might be on hold amid a possible buyout, but the government wants to crack down on other 'untrusted' ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How to delete your TikTok account

  So you're ready to be done with TikTok? Here's how to go about removing yourself from the app and deleting your account.

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft might buy TikTok — here’s what’s going on

  Update (04/08/2020): President Donald Trump said last night that if a US-based firm buys TikTok, the government should get ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Huawei and Bytedance are prime examples of a new regional approach to trade

  Huawei and TikTok were two of the most successful examples of globalization. Huawei started as a small private firm in 1987 ...

  • The Conversation

• TikTok owner ByteDance's AI chief to leave as US pressure rises

  ByteDance's head of AI research is leaving the Beijing-based firm amid mounting scrutiny of the company's video app TikTok. ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• TikTok might be sold to US investors to ward off security concerns

  A number of US-based investors are considering purchasing TikTok. The move could ease security concerns around the Chinese ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Facebook gears up to take on TikTok with Instagram Reels' worldwide launch

  Shortly after shutting down Lasso, Facebook is taking another stab at cutting into TikTok's userbase — but this with Instagram ...

  • Mix

• TikTok might leave China to allay security concerns

  TikTok is facing bans and probes all over the world, and most of them are pointing to their Chinese roots. Now, to put these ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Instagram introduces Reels in India to fill the nation's TikTok-sized void

  It's been almost a week since TikTok was banned in India, and we've seen a trove of clones trying to fill in the gap. In ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• After India, the US is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese apps

  TikTok has been one of the most controversial apps in the past couple of weeks, and its woes don't seem to be over. After ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• TikTok pulls its app from Hong Kong's Play Store and App Store

  TikTok is perhaps the most troubled app in the world right now. A week after the app was banned in India, Bytedance-owned ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• The iOS clipboard saga is a testament to Apple’s privacy-first approach

  The iOS clipboard saga is in full swing — and it's a major PR victory for Apple and its approach of making privacy a product. ...

  • Callum Booth

• Facebook's first TikTok clone failed, so it tries for another

  Facebook's doing away with its first attempt to rip off TikTok, an app called Lasso, as well as its Hobbi app. But there's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• TikTok vanishes from Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store in India following its ban

  Update (30/06/2020): TikTok's desktop site and mobile app are inaccessible for users with a message saying we're complying ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and Helo

  India has banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, Shareit, Mi Video, and UC Browser amid tension between two countries. The ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Video

  Blackpink takes back the YouTube crown from BTS with record-breaking new video

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• YouTube is targeting TikTok with a new 15-second video recording feature

  Facebook and Instagram are both trying their hand at short-video platforms to rival TikTok, with Lasso and Reels. So why ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• TikTok-owner Bytedance shuts down its Vigo short video app

  TikTok-owner Bytedance is shutting down its Vigo family of apps -- Vigo Video and Vigo Lite. Founded in 2017, Vigo apps were ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Activists are turning TikTok trends into political statements

  TikTok, the viral video sharing platform, has been one of the biggest hits of lockdown. Content that originated on the app, ...

  • The Conversation

• TikTok now has a new CEO: Disney's Kevin Mayer

  Kevin Mayer, the executive who spearheaded the Disney+ launch, has left Disney to join ByteDance as the CEO of TikTok. With ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Advocacy groups accuse TikTok of putting children at risk

  Child welfare and consumer groups contend that, in spite of a fine from the FTC, the kids are still not alright on TikTok. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Psychologist explains why people TikTok themselves licking food in supermarkets

  There have been numerous reports of people deliberately licking products and surfaces in supermarkets and filming it. These ...

  • The Conversation