TikTok

Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts

Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment

ByteDance is expected to maintain control over valuable parts of its US TikTok business, including its advertising division and fast-growing e-commerce arm TikTok Shop.

What the TikTok deal means for the app’s future in the US

The social media platform is used by about 200 million Americans

US President Donald Trump has credited TikTok with helping him reclaim the White House in 2024. 

TikTok’s new CEO brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty

Presser does not have a background in politics, but his new role is likely to thrust him into Trump’s orbit

TikTok is used by more than 200 million Americans.

US lawmakers say TikTok joint venture deal needs scrutiny from Congress 

Some US lawmakers on Friday (Jan 23) said a deal by TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture (JV) to avoid a US ban on the social media app needs scrutiny ...

TikTok Vietnam says the company has “begun implementing adjustments” in line with the authority’s recommendations.

Vietnam fines TikTok for violating government data consent rules

The company has no mechanism enabling consumers to opt out of having their information used for commercial activities such as advertising

Adam Presser, TikTok’s operations head, will be the CEO for the US TikTok.

TikTok strikes deal for new US entity, ending long legal saga

The agreement resolves existential questions about the company’s future

TikTok has been fined 880 million dong; VNG, the operator of messaging app Zalo, has been dealt a penalty of 810 million dong.

Vietnam fines TikTok, Zalo operators over data consent practices

The social media apps have been hit with a combined 1.69 billion dong fine for breaching user data collection rules

A consortium that includes Oracle, Silver Lake and Emirati investment firm MGX will acquire a 50% stake in a TikTok US joint venture, while the platform’s Chinese parent company ByteDance keeps a 19.9% stake.
THINKING ALOUD

The US’ American-ish TikTok awaits

Even as platforms splinter further for users, corporations remain bound by geopolitical ties

Tiktok said that there is no globally agreed way to confirm a person’s age while preserving privacy.

TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure 

The UK pilot has led to the removal of thousands of additional accounts belonging to children under 13

TikTok will partner with fact-checking organisations to validate political claims and its in-house monitoring staff will remove disinformation and misinformation.

TikTok blocks Thai politicians from paying for ads before elections

There are about 50 million TikTok users in Thailand – almost as many as the 53 million people eligible to vote