With over 800 million active users worldwide, TikTok’s growth since its $1 billion rebrand of Music.ly in 2018 — a number thought to have been bolstered by the coronavirus pandemic — has…
India’s China Ban is a Come-Get-Me for Europe and the US
This week India’s government decided to ban 59 China-based apps, including popular social media platform TikTok. Based on national security fears, it’s the largest-ever ban of Chinese tech by a global democracy.…
TikTok Founder Trials Resso, a Spotify Challenger
The parent company of social media platform TikTok has launched a brand it hopes will challenge Spotify in the online music streaming market. ByteDance, the Beijing-based startup whose success with TikTok, a…