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TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube went before US Senators on Tuesday to defend their influence over the millions of children on the platforms, which are widely popular among the youngest users. While a recent whistleblower-fueled storm of...

Duolingo founder and chief executive Luis von Ahn is aiming to lure children away from TikTok and Instagram with the popular language-learning app’s new mathematics version. The app, focused on primary-school-level mathematics, is due to launch...

Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, will limit use of the platform for children to 40 minutes a day. The rules will apply to users under 14, who have been authenticated using their real names, and who...

TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by...

Short-form video app TikTok said on Wednesday it had removed nearly 62 million videos from its platform during the first three months of the year for violating its guidelines, as it seeks to address security- and...

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to lift the Trump-era ban on some Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat. Also, he instructed the Ministry of Commerce to investigate if these two apps have...

China-based short video sharing application TikTok has become a sensation of internet culture and social interaction for Generation Z these days. Its users participate in viral challenges, lip-sync and dance to music, show off comedic skits,...

The CEO and co-founder of TikTok’s owner ByteDance has announced he will step down and transition to a new role by the end of the year. In a letter to employees, Zhang Yiming said he will...

Millions of children have been sued over the use of the video-sharing app Tiktok Tiktok secretly stored children’s personal information, phone numbers, videos, location, and biometric information, the complaint said. Most of the exposed children are...

TikTok star Anna Paul’s account has been “permanently banned” in a decision that’s sparked outrage from her fans, with the 21-year-old claiming she has been shut down because she’s a sex worker. The Gold Coast woman...