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Tiktoker held under DSA for making ‘derogatory remarks’ on PM, police

the man allegedly made derogatory remarks against the prime minister and police on his Tiktok ID over the recent fuel price hike.

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Netflix sues creators of alleged ‘Bridgerton’ knockoff

Netflix Inc on Friday sued the creators of an alleged unauthorized musical stage production of its popular period drama “Bridgerton,” accusing them of copyright infringement after building demand for ...

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Home ministry asked to beef up surveillance on TikTok users

The home ministry has been asked to beef up surveillance on TikTok users, a platform for short-form videos, considering its detrimental effects and misuse

This file photo taken on 17 November 2020 shows a general view of the TikTok building, in Culver City, California.

TikTok releases first album of viral hits

The tie-up with Warner Classics is the first time TikTok has ventured into the traditional music market and will see the 18 songs released on streaming platforms as well as in record stores.

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YouTube Shorts touts 1.5b users, taking on TikTok

YouTube on Wednesday said that more than 1.5 billion people monthly tune into its Shorts video service, which competes with global sensation TikTok

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TikTok plans big push into gaming

TikTok also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia

An Afghan youth plays PUBG game on his mobile phone at a park in Kabul on April 21, 2022.

Taliban order TikTok, PUBG ban in entertainment crackdown

The phone apps are popular among Afghans, who have been left with few outlets for entertainment since the hardline Islamists returned to power last year and banned music, movies and television soaps.

The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's US head office in Culver City, California, US, on 15 September 2020.

‘TikTok is having a bad war,’ say disinformation experts

The war in Ukraine has rapidly positioned TikTok as the number one source of misinformation thanks to its gigantic number of users and minimal filtering of content, experts say

People visit a newly unveiled logo for "Meta", the new name for Facebook's parent company, outside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park on 28 October 2021

Meta funded attack campaign against TikTok: Report

Facebook's owner Meta has hired a consulting firm to carry out a US campaign denigrating its fierce rival TikTok, according to a Washington Post report Wednesday partially confirmed by AFP

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Facebook slump reignites debate over attracting younger audiences

People have a lot of choices for how they want to spend their time, and apps like TikTok are growing very quickly, said Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen grab taken from a video released on 28 October 2021

Meta’s profit slips as Facebook loses users

Meta getting a taste of jittery markets after its $10.3-billion quarterly profit and daily user-growth fell short of expectations

SHAREit amongst the top 10 fastest growing apps globally

SHAREit amongst the top 10 fastest growing apps globally

The file sharing, content streaming and gaming app of SHAREit have been recognised one of the top 10 fastest growing apps globally due to a high volume of downloads during Q3 2021

The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's US head office in Culver City, California, US, on 15 September 2020.

TikTok reportedly overtakes YouTube in US average watch time

Short video-making platform TikTok’s users now spend more time each month watching content than YouTube users, says a new report

A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration was taken on 6 January 2020.

Republican senator wants Biden to block TikTok

The commerce department is conducting a Biden-ordered review of security concerns posed by those apps and others. It did not respond to a request for comment

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Stop harmful online games like PUBG, Free Fire: HC

Earlier on 24 June, Law and Life Foundation–a human rights organization–filed the writ petition with the High Court seeking directives to ban Likee, TikTok, Bigo Live apps, and PUBG and Free Fire ...

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