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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.

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.

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.

ByteDance’s Douyin and TikTok Earn over $258 Million in February

According to a report released by Sensor Tower on Thursday, in February 2022, TikTok and its sister app Douyin earned more than $258 million in the global App Store and Google Play.

Douyin E-Commerce Launches Douke to Increase User Traffic

Douyin E-Commerce, the online shopping arm of the Chinese mainland version of TikTok, has launched testing for a new tool called Douke to attract more user traffic.

TikTok Suspends New Content in Russia Following “Fake News” Law

Influenced by the latest "fake news" law passed by the Russian government, TikTok has decided to suspend new video content and livestreaming services in the country.

Eight U.S. States Investigate TikTok’s Effect on Youth Health

Eight U.S. states announced Wednesday that they have launched a nationwide bipartisan investigation into short video sharing app TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance.

ByteDance Initiates Testing of First Music App

The first music app operated by Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance, named "Soda Music," has now begun small-scale testing.

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.

TikTok E-Commerce GMV Reached $951M in 2021

The gross merchandise value (GMV) of TikTok e-commerce in 2021 totaled about 6 billion yuan ($951 million), of which 70% or more came from Indonesia and the remaining 30% or less came from the U.K.

ByteDance’s TikTok Shop Enters Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia

TikTok's e-commerce unit is about to make a big push into Southeast Asia. At present, TikTok Shop has entered into Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.

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.

India Launches New Round of Bans on Chinese Apps

The Indian government on Monday has reportedly banned 54 more Chinese internet applications on the grounds that they pose "security threats."

TikTok Tests Content Restrictions According to User Age

A spokesperson for popular short video-sharing app TikTok has said a small-scale test is being conducted to explore ways to grade and restrict content by age to prevent teenage users from seeing adult content.

Winter Sport Product Sales on Douyin E-Commerce Leap 924% During 2022 Spring Festival

Between January 31 and February 6, the sales volume of goods sold on Douyin e-commerce platform increased by 119% compared with the same period last year.

TikTok to Offer Cash Awards for Promotion of Live Shopping in US

The popular video-sharing app TikTok has launched a shopping partner incentive measure called "Apollo," encouraging live shopping via the platform in the US.

TikTok Partners With NBCUniversal for Beijing Olympics

Major U.S. media group NBCUniversal has reached a cooperation agreement with TikTok to promote the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics using short videos.

ByteDance Annual Revenue in 2021 Is About $58 Billion USD, Y-o-Y Increase of 70%

The total revenue of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, increased by 70% year-on-year in 2021 to about $58 billion, a slower growth rate than a year ago.

ByteDance to Disband Investment Team

Chinese Internet company ByteDance plans to disband its investment business as a whole, involving about 100 employees.

TikTok Saw $2.3 Billion in Consumer Spending in 2021, Up 77% Annually

Users spent approximately $2.3 billion last year on ByteDance's popular video-sharing app TikTok, according to data published on January 13 by Sensor Tower.

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