Tag: TikTok
TikTok faces £27-million fine in UK over children’s privacy breach
TikTok could face a £27 million ($29 million) fine in the U.K. over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to...
YouTube offers more money-making avenues to stem TikTok competition
YouTube has unveiled a new way for creators to make money on short-form video, as it faces intensifying competition from TikTok.
The Google-owned streaming service announced...
TikTok introduces free Wi-Fi hotspots in South Africa
Short-video social media platform TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it is piloting 50 free Wi-Fi hotspots in communities across South Africa.
The pilot...
TikTok bans Afia Schwar’s account with over 450,000 followers
The Tik-Tok account of loud-mouth Ghanaian comediane and media personality, Afia Schwar has been deleted.
The account had over 450,000 followers and 4.9 million likes...
Instagram plans to copy another popular app, BeReal
Meta Platforms’ Instagram appears to be copying another up-and-coming social media competitor: BeReal, the popular photo app that prompts users to take and post...
Kenya votes today: Social Media set to stem disinformation
Kenya's general elections is today and everyone, including the major social media platforms are set to ensure a smooth transition.
As Kenyans go to the...
TikToks makers coming with Music Streaming App soon
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly working on a separate app that will enable users to find new music.
The company recently filed a trademark with the...
Instagram copying TikTok, as users worry
Meta Platforms' Instagram is making changes so that the platform will look and feel more like its Chinese competitor, Tiktok, but some top Instagrammers...
TIKTOK launches Kenyan General Elections Hub to fight fake news
TikTok has launched product features and completed in-market activities to support its vision to help its community access factual and authoritative information about the...
Child online safety: TikTok ‘Blackout Challenge’ allegedly kills seven kids
TikTok is facing multiple lawsuits from parents who say their children died of strangulation attempting the “blackout challenge,” after the app showed them videos...