India’s New Social Media Rules Seen Echoing Globally
India’s new social media rules, notified last week, could be emulated by other countries such as the US, the UK, and Australia, according to experts....
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ShareChat Vying to Raise $200 Million from China’s Tencent
Social media platform ShareChat is looking to bring the Chinese technology giant Tencent on board in a bid to raise $200 million through optionally convertible debentures which...
Reddit Acquires TikTok Rival Dubsmash
Social news platform Reddit on Sunday said that it had acquired short-video platform Dubsmash, to become the latest company to expand in the short-form videos space dominated...
Sequoia Capital, KKR Led ByteDance Funding Round Valuing at $180 Bn
US venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and global investment firm KKR & Co. lead in ByteDance’s latest funding round, valuing the Chinese tech giant and TikTok owner at $180 billion, said two people...
TikTok Takes Down Viral Graphic Clip-on Its Platform
From a statement made on Monday, the famous short-video app was removing a suicide clip that was trending and going viral on the platform. This...
New Executive Order By Trump Gives 90 Days to ByteDance to Divest Interest in TikTok Unit
Amidst concerns of safety of personal data and to exert pressure on the parent Chinese company President Donald Trump on Friday ordered ByteDance to divest within 90...
Facebook Launches a New TikTok Clone, Instagram Reels
Facebook’s Instagram is planning to launch its answer to the hit short video app TikTok, Instagram Reels. Instagram has Reels, will let users record and...
Rival Triller Sues TikTok Over Patent Infringement
Tiktok is a Los Angeles based app which became famous for its focus on hip-hop music. It has been sued by rival Triller in accusations...
The Clock Stops – TikTok
TikTok has been the most popular app recently that has enabled users worldwide to share their short videos for consumption on social media platforms. On...
India Ponders Over Prohibiting 250 Chinese Apps, Includes PubG
After declaring a ban on Bytedance’s TikTok along with 59 other apps, Indian Government is pondering over banning 275 more Chinese apps including PubG backed...