Most adults have never heard of TikTok. That's by design
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TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms on the planet, with more than 500 million active users. Only YouTube, ...
Most adults have never heard of TikTok. That's by design
Children's engagement with digital devices is often driven by their desire for creative expression, entertainment and social interaction. ......
TikTok hires RPA and Initiative to ramp up U.S. marketing efforts
TikTok, the short-form video app popular among teens, confirmed that it has hired four agencies to handle its U.S. advertising efforts: RPA, IPG Mediabrands' Initiative,...
Advertising Age 2019-07-02
Explained: How TikTok is growing strong in India
TikTok has 700 million users globally, out of which nearly 200 million are in India. New Delhi: Despite being pulled by the law enforecement agencies and experts for...
This is how controversial TikTok is growing strong in India
New Delhi: Despite being pulled by the law enforecement agencies and experts for vitiating the digital atmosphere in the country, Chinese short video-making app TikTok has...
Live Mint 2019-07-04
\'Adults don\'t get it\': why TikTok is facing greater scrutiny
The most downloaded app on the App Store for the last year makes almost no money, is barely understood by anyone over 25, and has already faced investigations, fines and bans on three continents. TikTok's success has taken regulators, parents and its competitors by surprise. But with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK now investigating the company over its...
TikTok is being investigated over child data use
TikTok is under investigation by the ICO (Getty) TikTok is under investigation for the way it handles the data it collects about children, the Information Commissioner's Office has confirmed. The video-sharing app has become one of the fastest-growing social media apps. Although it doesn't reveal its usage figures, estimates put it at around 500 million regular users, many of...
TikTok Stars Are Preparing to Take Over the Internet
Last night, YouTube hosted its annual VidCon party, in one of the Anaheim Convention Center's large halls, and YouTube executives, top influencers, and industry professionals mingled about the cavernous space, sipping beer and eating vegetable skewers and salad in cups as a DJ on a large circular platform in the center blasted pop hits. The party felt like a generic...
How to use TikTok, the short-form video app Gen Z loves and that\'s ushering in a new era of influencers
For teens around the world, the social media scene has seen a new app making its way to center stage in the last year: a short-form video platform called TikTok. TikTok is a product of Chinese company ByteDance, and came to the U.S. in August 2018 after merging with the similar platform Musical.ly. Since it first launched in 2017, TikTok has garnered more than 1.2 billion...
TikTok\'s positive VidCon reception poses potential threat to YouTube
TikTok generated much enthusiasm among creators at this year's (10th annual) VidCon — the digital video conference attended by video creators, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs — while attendees reported being underwhelmed by YouTube's presence, per BuzzFeed News. The report came as little surprise, given TikTok's exploding popularity: It was the third most-installed app...
Answer queries or face ban: Govt issues notice to TikTok, Helo
Government has issued notices to social media platforms TikTok and Helo along with a set of 21 questions threatening to ban these apps if it does not receive appropriate response, official sources said. The action from Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) follows complaint by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) to the Prime Minister, in which it...