TikTok

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TikTok is a video-sharing platform that allows its users to create and share 15-second videos. Its parent company, ByteDance, bought Musical.ly (which was later renamed to TikTok) in 2018, and all of the app’s users were moved to TikTok. Nowadays, TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social networking services. Its users can create videos and edit them using various filters, music, animation, etc.
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Google Is Rolling Out YouTube Shorts Beta Test in the USA

YouTube reported that the number of Indian channels that used tools to create short video clips has more than tripled since the beginning of December, and the number of daily views of Shorts has exceeded 6.5 billion worldwide.
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Netflix Launched Fast Laughs, a New TikTok-Like Feature for Mobile Devices

The new feature offers a full-screen feed of short funny videos from the streaming platform's comedy catalog. Fast Laughs is currently only available on iOS devices in certain countries and looks very similar to TikTok and Instagram Reels.

TikTok Will Pay $92 Million to Settle U.S. Data Privacy Lawsuits

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has agreed to pay $92 million in a class action settlement in the U.S. state of Illinois. The money will be distributed among about 20 plaintiffs. The terms of the deal are yet to be approved by the court.
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TikTok Announced New Features to Support Users Dealing With Eating Disorders

TikTok teamed up with National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) to encourage body inclusivity and provide support and recourses to people who are affected by eating disorders.

Why a Flower Pic on Wikipedia Suddenly Began to Gain 90 Million Views a Day?

A photo of a daisy suddenly began to gain millions of views every day. It suspiciously coincided with the blocking of TikTok in India, so the Wikimedia team decided to check all popular applications in India and their copies to find a built-in daisy photo.
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Telegram Became the Most Downloaded App in the World

After WhatsApp delayed the new privacy policy's deadline to set in until May, Telegram and Signal have gained traction in the first month of 2021.
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TikTok Will Warn Users About Unverified and Questionable Content

In an effort to combat misinformation on the platform, TikTok will now flag unverified content to users before they share it.

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