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TikTok owner ByteDance slashes thousands of jobs
TikTok's China-based owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of workers across multiple departments, …
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Douyin users in China - stats and forecast (2021-2025)
China's TikTok, Douyin, is growing exponentially. Find out the forecast for this year's user time s…
Insider Intelligence
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Elon Musk's viral Chinese doppelgänger, Yilong Ma, has been suspended from China's versions of TikTok and Twitter
Musk just last week expressed his desire to meet Yilong Ma — a Chinese man who went viral for…
Cheryl Teh
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The Twitter of China said it has banned 10,000 social-media accounts for posting 'vulgar' content ridiculing the invasion of Ukraine
Crude jokes about taking in fleeing Ukrainian women began trending on China's Twitter-like platform…
Waiyee Yip
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Men reportedly tried to sell the ashes of a dead Chinese influencer for a 'ghost marriage'
The ashes of a Chinese star who died after ingesting pesticide on a livestream were marketed for a …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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TikToker Lamu had hundreds of thousands of followers who watched as her ex-husband set her on fire during a livestream. He's now facing the death penalty.
Lamu was a 30-year-old Tibetan vlogger with 770,000 followers on TikTok. She regularly posted video…
Matthew Loh
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ByteDance tried to build an algorithm to censor Uighur livestreams on TikTok's Chinese sister app, a former employee has claimed
The ex-ByteDance employee said the company tried to make an algorithm to censor Uighur livestreams …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Douyin, China's version of TikTok, is capping time on its platform for users under 14 to 40 minutes a day
The platform's "youth mode" also locks users under 14 out of the platform from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. ev…
Cheryl Teh
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YouTube has added a 'gifting' feature to its vertical streams, ramping up the competition for livestream e-commerce
YouTube introduced a livestream gifting feature that lets users purchase gifts for creators, follow…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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TikTok is training its e-commerce partners on what's worked in China as it doubles down on live selling
TikTok hosted its first US summit for e-commerce agency partners, where it focused on livestream se…
Dan Whateley
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TikTok's next big move: Helping creators launch product lines by connecting them with suppliers
TikTok has begun connecting manufacturers directly with creators to make custom goods to sell on Sh…
Dan Whateley
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A top TikTok shopping exec explains its US growth strategy, from partnering with agencies to building up livestreaming
Nicolas Le Bourgeois, head of US operations at TikTok Shop, talked through live shopping, influence…
Dan Whateley
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TikTok and its owner ramped up their hiring of Chinese employees, even as Congress raised national security concerns
TikTok and its owner ByteDance sought to hire 669 Chinese employees in the US through the H-1B prog…
Dan Whateley
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Passengers on a plane locked a crying toddler in a bathroom. The airline said her grandma gave them permission.
Two strangers locked a crying toddler in a Juneyao Airlines toilet. The airline said the kid's gran…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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China lost 36% of its billionaires to years of economic troubles and crackdowns
China has lost 432 billionaires since the high of 1,185 in 2021, according to a list compiled by t…
Hannah Abraham
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Wealthy Chinese influencers are being banned from social media for flaunting lavish lifestyles
A social media influencer dubbed "China's Kim Kardashian" lost access to his accounts after China l…
Jyoti Mann
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Online sellers are already cashing in with merch featuring Trump's fist-pump photo
The viral photo of Trump with his fist in the air quickly spawned merchandise across TikTok, Facebo…
Jaures Yip
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An OpenAI investor says TikTok is China's 'programmable fentanyl,' a CCP-controlled tool used to manipulate US citizens
"TikTok uses an algorithm powered by advanced artificial intelligence. And it is in the hands of th…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Chinese migrants are flocking to the southern border, and some have Chinese TikTok guides on how to enter the US: CBS
Chinese migrants entering the US through a gap in a border fence told 60 Minutes that they learned …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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They gave out free spicy fried chicken at rush hour. It was a disaster.
Qianwufu, a snack company in Guizhou province, hosted a fried chicken giveaway at a subway station …