TikTok-style short-video sharing app, Zigazoo, is launching a platform specifically targeting Gen Z. The new program will target users 13 years and above, while their original program aimed at children will remain for Generation Alpha (ages 3-12). Launched on March 25, Zigazoo is invite-only, with a series of video threads and no option to show...
When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself dancing on the popular app TikTok. Little did she know at that time that six years later her Casssidy_J account would have 1.5 million followers based on short videos and fans attracted to her love of dancing and hair care. Jacobson dreams...
US lawmakers on Thursday blasted TikTok’s CEO over potential Chinese influence on the platform and said his short videos are damaging children’s mental health. , reflecting dual concerns about the app’s power over Americans. CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before Congress did little to calm U.S. concerns over TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance and added...
WASHINGTON: The makers of TikTok and three US Democratic Party lawmakers said Wednesday they oppose any ban on the Chinese video-sharing app, which is used by more than 150 million people. America. On Thursday TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee amid growing calls for a ban...
TikTok’s chief executive will tell lawmakers the Chinese short-form video app with more than 150 million U.S. users has not been shared, and will never share the information of U.S. users with the government of China in the growing concern about the security of the country. “TikTok has not shared, or received a request to...
TikTok has added new restrictions on sharing AI data and the short video app has revised its policies after growing fears of a ban in the US. Most of the principles that govern content do not change. These include no overt violence, hate speech, or sexual content. However, there is an important change regarding AI...
WASHINGTON: TikTok said Monday that the video-sharing app now has 150 million monthly users in the United States, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. The Chinese app confirmed the figure before TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony scheduled for Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. On Friday, six more...
New Zealand says it will ban TikTok on devices that can access the country’s parliamentary network over cybersecurity concerns, becoming the latest country to restrict use of the photo-sharing app on devices of the government. Concerns are growing around the world about the possibility that the Chinese government will be able to access users’ location...
The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners hand over their stake in the popular video app or face a US crackdown, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. The move is the most dangerous in a series of recent steps by US officials and lawmakers who have raised concerns that TikTok’s US data could...
China’s TikTok is considering a split from parent ByteDance to help address U.S. concerns about national security risks, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. . A liquidation, which may result in a sale or an initial public offering, is considered a last resort and will be pursued if the request of...