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Here's the data showing why TikTok's court victory was vital
If it were banned for six months, TikTok said between 80 and 90% of users would not return to the a…
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Under Vanessa Pappas, TikTok could go from political nightmare to a powerhouse focused on investing in creators
Vanessa Pappas has been a TikTok executive for years and is now its acting CEO. Here's how she migh…
Paige Leskin
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TikTok creators could soon start charging users to watch their videos, report says
In an effort to attract new users, the app is considering a paywall, a second Creator Fund, and mor…
Aaron Mok
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TikTok says it will fight the Trump administration's ban, and is calling on Facebook and other US social media companies to support its litigation
The Trump administration said TikTok will be banned from US app stores starting Sunday, and banned …
Aaron Holmes
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TikTok assures its community that they're 'not going anywhere' amid Trump ban
"We're here for the long run," TikTok's US General Manager Vanessa Pappas said in a video message S…
Ellen Cranley
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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri slams the Trump administration's TikTok ban, calling it 'quite bad for Instagram, Facebook, and the internet more broadly'
The Trump administration on Friday issued a ban on new downloads and app updates for TikTok and WeC…
Avery Hartmans
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TikTok establishes $200 million US-based fund to support content creators
Short-form video app TikTok has established a $200 million fund to monetarily support US-based cont…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Microsoft reportedly paused its talks with ByteDance to buy TikTok's US operations after Trump said he wouldn't support a deal
Microsoft was reportedly in "advanced talks" with ByteDance to buy TikTok, but Trump said Friday he…
Ellen Cranley
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Meet Shou Zi Chew, TikTok's 39-year-old CEO who got his start at Facebook and led a Chinese smartphone giant through one of the biggest tech IPOs in history
Shou Zi Chew led Apple competitor Xiaomi through a blockbuster 2018 IPO. Now, he's both CEO of TikT…
Katie Canales
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Federal judge says Trump administration's actions against TikTok 'likely exceed' the president's authority
The federal judge, who on Sunday blocked Trump's proposed ban, said TikTok would "suffer irreparabl…
Paige Leskin
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After firing hundreds of employees, Tiktok says it hopes to relaunch in India soon
TikTok was banned in late June of 2020
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TikTok is reportedly on the hunt for a US-based CEO, and it could be the company's latest step to distance itself from ties to China
Others have raised concerns that the ties between China and TikTok puts the privacy of users' data …
Paige Leskin
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TikTok has reportedly approached Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom about becoming the app's CEO
TikTok's CEO position has been vacant since late August, when Kevin Mayer resigned from his positio…
Paige Leskin
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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned as the Trump administration is pushing to ban the Chinese-owned app
Mayer joined TikTok in May as CEO and served as COO of its parent company ByteDance. He was formerl…
Lauren Frias
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Amazon's new advertising metric helps compare performance to Facebook and Google
Here are the top media and advertising stories from Business Insider for August 25.
Lauren Johnson
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These are the power players steering TikTok's rise in the US
TikTok has also faced allegations that it censors "culturally problematic" and political content th…
Paige Leskin
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TikTok is hiring hundreds more US staff in a show of confidence against Trump
Job listings in the company's New York, Los Angeles, and Mountain View, California, offices have in…
Chris Stokel-Walker
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TikTok apologized for the glitch affecting the 'black lives matter' hashtag after accusations of censorship: 'We know this came at a painful time'
After a viral tweet accused the app of censoring black voices, TikTok said that the hashtag had bee…
Margot Harris
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Trolls 'Zoombombed' TikTok's Pride event with racist and homophobic slurs, shutting down the day-long event only minutes after it started
TikTok has since apologized for the "extremely hurtful, harmful comments" that disrupted the event,…
Paige Leskin
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10 things in tech you need to know today
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