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Chinese version of TikTok to limit use of app by those under 14
Chinese short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said that all of its authenticated users below the age of 14 will now access the app in a “youth mode”, i...
TikTok’s lead EU regulator opens two data privacy probes
TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the EU has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform related to the processing of children’s personal dat...
TikTok’s lead EU regulator opens two data privacy probes
TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the EU has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform related to the processing of children’s personal dat...
New regulations: China tells tech giants to stop blocking rivals’ links
China fired a fresh regulatory shot at its tech giants, telling them to end a long-standing practice of blocking each other’s links on their sites or face consequences.
China tells Alibaba, Tencent to open platforms up to each other
China’s industry ministry has told technology companies including Alibaba and Tencent to stop blocking each other’s website links from their platforms, the 21st Century...
Tech workers bemoan China’s crackdown on compulsory overtime
The Chinese communist government’s campaign to improve conditions for workers has spurred companies, particularly some of its tech giants, to cut down on long hours of compul...
ByteDance says it will downsize FinTech business
China’s ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has said that it would shrink its financial services unit and that it planned to sell its stock broking operations amid China’s ...
China steps up tech scrutiny with rules over unfair competition, critical data
China has moved to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies’ handling of critical data.
China takes stake, board seat in ByteDance’s key China entity
The Communist government in China has taken a stake and a board seat in TikTok owner ByteDance’s key Chinese entity, Beijing ByteDance Technology, The Information reported ye...
TikTok reinforces privacy controls for teenagers
Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok announced stricter privacy controls for teenagers, seeking to address criticism that it has failed to protect children from hidden adve...
FT: TikTok owner ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO by early 2022
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform TikTok, has revived its plan to go public with a listing in Hong Kong by early 2022 after addressing Chinese regulators’ ...
Sources: ByteDance to close some tutoring ops after clampdown
TikTok owner ByteDance told employees it planned to lay off staff in its education business and close some of its tutoring operations, after China imposed sweeping regulations on t...
US appeals courts dismiss government’s appeals of TikTok rulings
Two US appeals courts dismissed the Justice’s Department’s legal challenges to court rulings that barred a Trump-era effort to ban new downloads of Chinese-owned video-...
Facebook and Instagram will invest over $1 billion in content creators
Facebook will spend a cool $1 billion on social media creators through the end of 2022 in a fight for talent. The announcement comes in a week when TikTok became the first rival mo...