TikTok billionaire overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s second-richest personZhang’s net worth climbed to $92.8 billion, cementing his position as China’s richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Malaysia Bans Under-16s From Social Media: New Age Verification Rules EnforcedMalaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Democratic senator wants TikTok US JV, Oracle to answer questions on platform safeguardsSenator Ed Markey has sought answers from TikTok's US joint venture and Oracle. The focus is on the security of American user data and prev...
29 May, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisonedAsylum seekers deported from the United States are being held against their will in Equatorial Guinea. The Trump administration struck a de...
28 May, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Barrow, not stealA trader smuggled wheelbarrows across borders for years. A man bought a globally manufactured toaster that exploded. The US and China negot...
23 May, 2026, 12.19 AM IST
Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's XAn Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, c...
21 May, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect childrenThe European Union is creating new regulations to safeguard children from addictive social media platform designs. These rules will target ...
12 May, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen banDespite Australia’s recent legislation prohibiting social media access for those under 16, user habits remain largely unchanged, as indicat...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in FinlandTikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storag...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Will Joe Biden enforce the TikTok ban as one of his last acts before he demits office? What will happen to the app now? All details hereU.S. Supreme Court has upheld the TikTok ban, leaving the app's future uncertain. With Joe Biden set to demit office soon, questions arise ...
17 Jan, 2025, 10.24 PM IST
If TikTok Is Banned in the U.S., What Comes Next? The App May Vanish from Stores, But Will Users Still Have Access?TikTok, the popular social media app, is facing a potential ban in the United States due to national security concerns. The U.S. government...
10 Jan, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
From India to UK, here are the countries that have ban on TikTokThe company's CEO faced a grilling Thursday from U.S. lawmakers. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese technology company Bytedance, has lo...
23 Mar, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
Potential TikTok ban sends advertisers scramblingWhen TikTok's Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew testifies before Congress for the first time on Thursday, advertisers will be closely wa...
23 Mar, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
Timeline: ByteDance founder who put TikTok on global map to quit as CEOZhang, 38, turned ByteDance into a social media powerhouse which has also had many brushes with global regulators
20 May, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
How a temporary US ban could destroy TikTokWhile ByteDance is still in talks with U.S. investors, the White House and the Chinese government over how to structure the deal, the Trump...
28 Sep, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
TikTok files complaint against Trump administration in an effort to block U.S. banThe U.S. Commerce Department announced a ban on Friday blocking people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app We...
19 Sep, 2020, 01.54 PM IST