Tiktok

TikTok is banned in India, but after PUBG Mobile India made its comeback as Battlegrounds Mobile India, it may have opened a window for others.

Another Chinese app, TikTok set to return in India after ban like PUBG aka Battlegrounds Mobile India? Check new name

July 21, 2021
by HT Tech

TikTok downloads were stopped when the Indian government banned this Chinese app over security concerns. (Representative Photo)

Banned in India, TikTok turns first non-Facebook app to hit 3 bn download mark on Google Play Store and App Store

July 15, 2021
by HT Tech

TikTok was the top downloaded app in the first half of 2021. While on Apple’s App Store it was the most downloaded app, on the Play Store it was the second most downloaded app. The app saw the most downloads worldwide across both app stores, reaching about 384.6 million.

COVID vaccine misinformation being spread using TikTok Sounds, says think tank

July 13, 2021

TikTok also added it will send a warning in the app upon first violation.

TikTok to automatically remove content that violates policy

July 09, 2021

TikTok outage today: Users face major issues over several hours as video-sharing app goes down

July 07, 2021
by HT Tech

TikTok has been one of the most-downloaded app in Pakistan behind WhatsApp and Facebook.

TikTok removes six million videos in Pakistan to tackle ban

July 02, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A man holding a phone walks past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok, known locally as Douyin, at the International Artificial Products Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 18, 2019.

TikTok removes over 7 million suspected underage accounts

July 01, 2021

TikTok was the top downloaded app in the first half of 2021. While on Apple’s App Store it was the most downloaded app, on the Play Store it was the second most downloaded app. The app saw the most downloads worldwide across both app stores, reaching about 384.6 million.

Top 5 most downloaded apps on Google Play Store, Apple App Store

June 30, 2021
by HT Tech

According to the Kaspersky study, over the past year, kids’ interest in categories like ‘software, audio, and video’ and ‘e-commerce’ has gone up, while interest in ‘internet communication media’ and ‘computer games’ decreased slightly.

YouTube, WhatsApp, and TikTok were the most popular apps for kids in 2020-2021: Study

June 13, 2021
by HT Tech

A separate national security review into the sale of TikTok to an American company is ongoing and not connected to Biden's recent security review.

TikTok, WeChat ban in the US revoked, Biden orders security review

June 09, 2021