TikTok feels ‘off’ after US ban lifted: Are some users being censored?Following TikTok's brief suspension in the U.S., users are reporting increased content moderation and restrictions on previously allowed ac...
25 Jan, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
TikTok's alarming sexual content: Easy access poses risk for childrenExplicit content has long been a feature of the internet and social media, and young people's exposure to it has been a persistent concern.
20 Nov, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
TikTok rejects Malaysian accusation it blocks pro-Palestinian contentMuslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday warned of action against social media firms TikTok and Meta, saying their platforms had been accused o...
27 Oct, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
TikTok updates content rulebook as pressure from West buildsThe company released a reorganised set of community guidelines that include eight principles to guide content moderation decisions.
21 Mar, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
TikTok testing private dislike button for comments"We've started testing a way to let individuals identify comments they believe to be irrelevant or inappropriate," TikTok said in a stateme...
14 Apr, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
TikTok removed 6.14M accounts for violating its community guidelines in H2 2020The company said it prevented 173.2 million accounts from being created through automated means and 3.5 million ads were rejected for viola...
25 Feb, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
TikTok watermark is wearing down rival short video appsExperts say brand recall is a challenge since one in five videos on several popular alternatives contain the Chinese app’s watermark
16 Nov, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
TikTok report shows India sends highest number of user information and content takedown requestsIndia made a total of 302 requests and TikTok complied with 90% of those requests, the report showed. The United States followed India with...
09 Jul, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
TikTok launches new campaign to curb Covid fake news, ropes in Virat Kohli, Sara Ali Khan & Ayushmann Khurrana#MatKarForward will help to raise awareness about sharing of misinformation.
04 May, 2020, 02.06 PM IST
TikTok updates community guidelines, bans ‘misleading’ information, ‘hateful’ ideologiesTikTok said in a blog post on Wednesday that the changes offer clarity around how it defines harmful or unsafe content not permitted on the...
08 Jan, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Facing heat, TikTok removes 60 lakh clips over rule violationsThe move comes at a time when the company is facing regulatory heat in India, and has been served with a notice by the government around un...
23 Jul, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
Keep a close watch on TikTok, PMO tells IT Ministry after complaintsMinistry had said that the Chinese app was in compliance with all requirements.
19 Jul, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
TikTok asks users to showcase creativity on platform; refrain from videos violating community normsThe statement comes in the wake of a recent incident where a teenager was shot dead "accidentally" when he and his relatives were posing fo...
14 Jun, 2019, 04.37 PM IST
Decoding TikTok's appeal: Fun, fad or a new 'friend'?TikTok overtook Facebook as the most downloaded social networking app globally in Q1, 2019.
25 May, 2019, 06.07 PM IST
Supreme Courts directs Madras HC to decide plea of TikTok app on April 24SC says if the Madras High Court fails to decide on app’s plea on April 24, its ban order will stand vacated.
23 Apr, 2019, 06.53 AM IST
SC stay on ban, government asks Apple & Google to take down TikTok appMeitY’s order will stop further downloads, but people who already have the app will be able to still use it.
17 Apr, 2019, 10.04 AM IST
Time may be running out for TikTok in Tamil NaduThe Tamil Nadu govt will initiate a dialogue with the Centre on banning Tik-Tok in view of its application to circulate extreme content.
13 Feb, 2019, 11.51 AM IST