Instead of banning foreign apps like TikTok, America should focus on tech innovation at home
What’s concerning is that DeepSeek doesn’t hide that it collects large swaths of data on its users. It openly collects data, ...
TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people — unlike its Chinese equivalent, 'The Anxious Generation' author tells BI
Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, is very different and "much more pro-social," NYU professor Jonathan Haidt told Business Insider in Davos.
ByteDance staff to lose ‘lucky money’ perk from 2026, but gain improved medical benefits
The new benefits package includes improved medical insurance, with access to premium medical care in regular public hospitals ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok and Douyin, will end the Lunar New ...
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Douyin cracks down on fake foreign accounts amid wave of 'TikTok refugees'
Douyin, the ByteDance-owned sibling of TikTok that is only available in mainland China, has said it is stepping up efforts to crack down on accounts impersonating overseas users amid a wave of ...
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All the Apps ByteDance Operates in the US
It amassed a large following, which caught ByteDance's attention, just as it had its sights set on expanding its short-form social media app, Douyin, globally. ByteDance went international with a ...
Zoogoers appalled as dogs painted to look like tigers in ridiculous ‘gimmick’
A zoo in China is under scrutiny after allegedly dying two dogs black and orange to look like tigers. According to video footage on the ByteDance-owned app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Chow ...
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ByteDance to invest US$614 million in computing centre in China amid high AI demand
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok and Douyin, is set to invest 4.5 billion yuan (US$614 million) in a new computing centre in the city of Datong, in northern Shanxi province, as China's most ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Documents And Recordings Reveal How TikTok Forced Staff To Swear Oaths To Uphold China’s ‘Socialist System’
and ByteDance’s subsidiary Douyin, of gender and age-based discrimination in a lawsuit that also alleges TikTok’s day-to-day operations are controlled by ByteDance. “If proven, these ...
ByteDance to invest $614 mil. in computing center in China amid high AI demand
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok and Douyin, is set to invest 4.5 billion yuan (US$614 million) in a new computing ...
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China’s richest person wants a personal apology from ByteDance’s founder for not stopping social media attacks against him
Zhong said he’d hoped to get an apology from Zhang Yiming, ByteDance’s founder, for not stopping a social media campaign targeting Nongfu Spring. “I hope Mr. Zhang Yiming, Douyin ...
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The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US
Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data ...
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TikTok Shop To Launch In Mexico This Month, Sellers Open Businesses In Region
TikTok Shop is officially launching in Mexico this month, marking its expansion into Latin America. TikTok Shop first started ...