ByteDance's Real Estate Trading Platform Xingfuli Abolishes New House Salesmen
Xingfuli, a real estate trading platform owned by ByteDance, abruptly notified some Beijing new house sales employees of layoffs on Tuesday.
12/2/20212 min read
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TikTok Expands Maximum Video Length to 10 Minutes
Short video sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based technology firm ByteDance, announced on Monday that it will expand the maximum length for uploads to 10 minutes.
3/1/20222 min read
ByteDance's Dali Education Launches New Collaboration Platform
ByteDance's Dali Education has launched an educational collaboration platform named "Dali Space." This represents another new business attempt by Dali Education after the release of China's "Double Reduction" education policy.
8/11/20222 min read
Two ByteDance Employees Sentenced for Bribery and Promoting Certain Content on Douyin "Hot List"
On November 26, a judgment published on the website China Judgments Online showed that two employees of ByteDance were sentenced for bribery in the first trial court of Haidian District People's Court of Beijing.
ByteDance-Owned VR Startup Pico Releases Neo 3 Link Headset
Pico, a VR brand owned by TikTok owner ByteDance, announced at the Laval Virtual event in France on April 13 that its Neo 3 Link headset will cost €449 ($539), with limited availability.
4/18/20222 min read
ByteDance-backed PICO Recalls PICO 4 Packages
A number of users have reported recently that they have received a recall message from VR brand PICO, suggesting that the original portable bag should be sent back for replacement as it may wear or cause scratches on the device.
10/8/20223 min read
Douyin and TikTok Garner $266 Million in January
On Wednesday, Sensor Tower released data that in January 2022, TikTok and Douyin earned a total of $266 million through Apple's App Store and Google Play, 2.1 times that of January of 2020.
2/16/20222 min read
And Then There was One: How Chinese Messaging Apps Tried — and Failed — to Challenge WeChat’s Iron Grip on Social Networking
Xiaomi announced the shutdown of MiTalk last Tuesday, the same day Tencent unveiled an ambitious vision for WeChat. Why couldn't these apps achieve the same success?
ByteDance Agrees to $92 Million Settlement in US TikTok Privacy Lawsuits
ByteDance has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over data privacy claims from some US TikTok users, following a year of litigation.
Tencent Claims $126 Million from Douyin in Copyright Dispute of Soul Land
Tencent recently increased its claim amount for the "Soul Land" copyright dispute with ByteDance's Douyin from 61.6 million yuan ($9.7 million) to 800 million yuan.
12/21/20212 min read
ByteDance's Douyin and Toutiao to Display Account IP Location on User Homepage
ByteDance will launch a feature on two of its products, TikTok's sister app Douyin and information platform Toutiao, with which the account IP location will be displayed on the user's personal homepage.
TikTok Partners With Cannes Film Festival
In order to enhance its global influence, the organizing committee of the Cannes Film Festival has chosen to cooperate with TikTok, providing users of the popular app with exclusive backstage, red-carpet interviews with filmmakers.
3/16/20222 min read