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Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
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The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. The measure was part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, including military assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which has now cleared…
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Beijing on Wednesday declined to respond to questions on legislation approved by the United States Senate requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. US and other Western officials have voiced alarm over the popularity of TikTok with…
11 Apr
Social media platform, TikTok, said it removed 176.5 million videos posted on it, of which 1.7 million emanated from Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2023.
3 Apr
TikTok has taken the world by storm in recent years with its catchy dances, short-form videos and creative content. The platform is a global sensation
25 Mar
A Kano state high court on Monday admitted the embattled social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, on bail in the sum of N500,000. As part of the bail conditions, the court restrained Kunya from making any comment or post on her social media handles including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and other platform. The court directed the…
13 Mar
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned from the United States. The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness about its Chinese ownership and its…
13 Mar
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned from the United States. The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness about its Chinese ownership and its…
1 Mar
Cat Janice, a rising singer who found viral fame on TikTok, has sadly passed away at the age of 31. Janice, whose real name was Catherine Janice Ipsan, had been battling a rare form of cancer called sarcoma since March 2022. Janice initially gained recognition on TikTok for her music, particularly her song "Dance You…
19 Feb
The European Commission on Monday opened an investigation into TikTok over suspected breaches of European Union rules on child protection and advertising transparency.
12 Feb
US President Joe Biden belatedly joined TikTok on Sunday, marking his debut on the social media platform with a 26-second video.
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