ByteDance to Shut Down Edtech Business in India
ByteDance is shutting down its educational technology business in India. The company notified the local team on Monday.
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TikTok Is Testing Local Lifestyle Services in Indonesia and Thailand
TikTok is testing its local lifestyle business overseas, with the first stop being Southeast Asia. Currently, the business has launched in Indonesia and Thailand.
China’s Fashion Unicorn Shein Accused of Copyright Infringement
Fashion brands including Dr. Martens' owner AirWair International and independent designers have accused e-commerce platform Shein of trademark infringements.
ByteDance Establishes Overseas Short Drama Team, Launches Short Drama App "Melolo"
ByteDance has launched an overseas short drama app called "Melolo," marking ByteDance's first short drama product to go abroad.
1/7/20253 min read
Russia Asks TikTok to Lift Restrictions on Video Recording of Putin's Speech
Russian authorities have asked the management department of TikTok, a short video platform owned by ByteDance, to lift the restrictions on the video recording of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech.
3/10/20221 min read
Douyin Reveals User Numbers for the First Time
Douyin, the most popular short-video platform, announced on June 12 that its number of domestic daily active users (DAU) has exceeded 150 million. < p clas...
Toutiao Fights Back by Suing Tencent for 90 million
Last week, Tencent filed a lawsuit against Toutiao asking for a token compensation of 1 yuan, or 15 cents USD. A week later on June 1st, Toutiao filed a lawsuit...
TikTok Nears Deal With Oracle on User Data Storage
Short video sharing platform TikTok is close to reaching a user data storage deal with American computer software company Oracle Corporation.
3/11/20222 min read
As Zhang Yiming Leaves ByteDance’s Global Board, Liang Rubo and Eight Core Executives Step Forward
After more than nine years since founding ByteDance, Zhang Yiming has at last got his delayed satisfaction.
ByteDance Launches Short Video-based Messaging App Duoshan
China’s tech unicorn ByteDance, today announced the launch of Duoshan, a video-based social messaging app in Beijing.
1/15/20192 min read
Musical.ly Fined $5.7 Million for Illegally Collecting Personal Information
On February 28, the video social networking app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, was fined $5.7 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for illegally collecting personal information from children under the age of 13.
2/28/20192 min read
TikTok to Expand E-Commerce Business to US and Spain
Following prior moves in the UK and Indonesia, ByteDance's TikTok is preparing to explore the Spanish e-commerce market, while several US merchants have participated in small-scale tests of TikTok's domestic online shopping platform.
11/4/20224 min read