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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
India Permanently Banned TikTok and 58 Other Chinese Apps
In 2019, ByteDance planned to invest about $1 billion into financing its operations in India. However, last year, India’s government blocked TikTok and about 100 other apps that were developed in China.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Launched Its Own Payment Service
ByteDance acquired a payment license when it bought a payments solution provider called Wuhan Hezhong Yibao Technology in 2020. The license allows Douyin to offer payment features.
