TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded app of 2020
TikTok was the world's most downloaded app last year, overtaking Facebook and its messaging platforms, market tracker App Annie said Tuesday.
Aug 11, 2021
0
3
Business
Page 19 - News tagged with tiktok
Business
US billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save internet from Big Tech
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.
Jun 19, 2024
0
9
Business
Dutch data protection authority fines TikTok over privacy
The Netherlands' Data Protection Authority said Thursday it has fined TikTok 750,000 euros ($885,000) for not offering a privacy statement in Dutch, saying many children who use the popular video sharing app would be unable ...
Jul 22, 2021
0
2
Business
Maker of China's TikTok denies report it is planning HK listing
Chinese internet start-up ByteDance, whose globally popular app TikTok has raised US security concerns, on Tuesday denied reports that it was considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next ...
Oct 29, 2019
0
0
Business
TikTok executive talks shopping and the famous feta pasta
Feta cheese was scarce in some stores earlier this year. The culprit? TikTok, where videos that showed an easy-to-make baked feta pasta recipe went viral.
Aug 9, 2021
0
4
Business
Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?
The latest twist in the TikTok saga is an especially strange turn in a tale filled with strange turns. Suddenly, Microsoft—known primarily for work software like Windows and Office— is in talks to buy the popular Chinese-owned ...
Aug 4, 2020
0
5
Business
EU institutions ban TikTok on work devices
The main EU governing institutions on Thursday banned their staff from installing TikTok on devices used for work amid concerns over data protection, in a move that provoked an angry response from the company.
Feb 23, 2023
0
9
Business
TikTok gets reprieve as judge halts Trump download ban
TikTok won a last-minute reprieve late Sunday as a US federal judge halted enforcement of a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular video app, hours before it was set to take ...
Sep 28, 2020
0
7
Business
TikTok urges US court order to block Trump ban
A federal judge Thursday urged the Trump administration to consider delaying a ban on new downloads of the popular video app TikTok and hinted he might block the government's order set to take effect on Sunday.
Sep 24, 2020
0
4
Business
X owner Musk says opposed to US ban of competitor TikTok
Elon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States, even if it would mean less competition for his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as the initiative sees fresh bipartisan momentum in Congress.
Apr 20, 2024
0
9
