[ad_1] In December 2022, at a New York Times summit, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, “For the older folks here, who should we be following on TikTok?” The response: “Oh (laughs), please follow me! I only have 10,000 followers on TikTok.” The deal was indeed true. Mr. Chew did […]
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[ad_1] In this file photo illustration TikTok logo, is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on a U.S flag background in Arlington, Virginia. | Photo Credit: AFP TikTok was dismissive of reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a […]
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[ad_1] Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani, a.k.a. CKay. The Emo-Afrobeat artist gained worldwide recognition with his viral TikTok hit single, ‘Love Nwantiti’, which marked a pivotal moment for African pop music. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nigerian singer Chukwuka Ekweani, a.k.a. CKay, captivated the audience at the Vh1 Supersonic Mainstage with his chart-topping hits in Bengaluru […]
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[ad_1] TikTok said it came up with the 60-minute threshold by consulting academic research and experts from the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital. | Photo Credit: Reuters TikTok said on Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in […]
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[ad_1] Music is increasingly being fed to us, not so much with the classic grandeur that a highly-anticipated album comes with, but instead, the sometimes slow, sometimes sudden rise of the latest algorithmically-harmonised song Music is increasingly being fed to us, not so much with the classic grandeur that a highly-anticipated album comes with, but […]
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[ad_1] China’s ByteDance Ltd is in talks with music labels for expanding its music-streaming service globally to compete with industry leaders such as Spotify Technology SA, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The TikTok parent plans to eventually integrate music streaming within its short-video service and scale it to serve as a major platform […]
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[ad_1] The Biden administration and TikTok are working on an agreement that would let the video-sharing site keep operating in the US, but negotiations have stalled over concerns that the company’s Chinese ownership poses a national security threat, people with knowledge of the matter said. Once reached, the agreement would allow the platform to continue […]
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[ad_1] TikTok has long faced scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, who have questioned the Chinese-owned app’s safeguards of user data TikTok has long faced scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, who have questioned the Chinese-owned app’s safeguards of user data U.S. lawmakers and TikTok are hammering out a plan, under which the short-form video app would make changes […]
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[ad_1] YouTube has struggled to compete with TikTok, the app that got its start hosting lip-sync and dance videos and has subsequently burgeoned to 1 billion monthly users YouTube has struggled to compete with TikTok, the app that got its start hosting lip-sync and dance videos and has subsequently burgeoned to 1 billion monthly users […]
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[ad_1] YouTube will from next year open up monetisation for Shorts, its 60-second answer to TikTok and Instagram Reels. But unlike ad revenue on its longer videos, YouTube is taking a slightly different approach to how it will monetise Shorts. Till now, YouTube has limited its YouTube Partner Program (YPP) to those creators who posted […]
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