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 Moderators Were Told to Not to Promote Videos by Poor Users or Those With “Ugly Facial Looks,” According to Leaked Policies
TikTok told its moderators to suppress videos made by users who were deemed poor, ugly, disabled, or obese because this would help attract new users to the social platform.
Weekly Fun: A Pig That Started a Fire, the Vulcan Salute, and Short Legs That Got Millions of Views
This week features a story about a pig that started a fire, the Vulcan salute that protects from coronavirus, and short dog legs that got 4 million views.
Tech Digest: Coronavirus-Related Issues and TikTok Banning
You’ll be surprised, but the lack of digital privacy is actually good amid the coronavirus outbreak. The United States Wants to ban TikTok, and China declares war on negativity.
Byte Is About to Pay Its Creators $250,000 as a Part of the Partner Program
The first Partner Pool will make $250,000 in total payouts and will be divided between creators.
Guess Who’s Back: Vine Has Returned, and It’s Now Called Byte
Byte pretty much does the same things as Vine did – it’s an app that allows users to create and share six-second loop videos.
Spotify to Stop Political Advertising
Spotify followed the steps of Twitter and TikTok: in 2020, the company will abandon political advertising.
TikTok Is Now Banned From Use on Government-Issued Phones
The ban comes in a short while after the United States Navy had prohibited sailors from using TikTok on government devices over cybersecurity worries as well.