Japan proves the next influencer economy may not involve humans at allJapan is witnessing a surge in AI-powered virtual influencers, with companies like Aww Inc. developing autonomous digital personalities for...
10 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Who is Hunter Peterson: Man behind the viral ‘Let’s Buy Spirit Airlines’ campaign that drew $214 million in pledged crowdfundingA viral online campaign, 'Let's Buy Spirit,' emerged after Spirit Airlines ceased operations, proposing public crowdfunding to revive the c...
07 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
TikTok: key things to know about the video sharing platformVideo-sharing platform TikTok has over a billion users worldwide, including more than 170 million in the United States, it says -- nearly h...
23 Jan, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
White House joins TikTok with Trump promo, and the backlash from young users is already brutalThe White House has officially launched its TikTok account, @whitehouse, focusing to engage younger audiences amid ongoing debates over the...
20 Aug, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Amid India-Pakistan Tensions, videos of several Pakistani influencers including Mathira, Minahil to Imsha, leak onlinePakistani influencers face scandals as private videos surface online. Minahil Malik, Imsha Rehman, Mathira Khan, and Kanwal Aftab are among...
02 Jun, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Albania's Rama hints at softening of TikTok banAlbanian Prime Minister Edi Rama also announced that the government would launch programmes to "serve the education of students and help pa...
23 Jan, 2025, 09.56 AM IST
A closer look at TikTok as US Supreme Court weighs its fateThe US Supreme Court will hear TikTok's appeal against a law requiring its Chinese owner to sell or shut down the platform in the US. TikTo...
10 Jan, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
2024 in Review: How governments tried to rein in the social media beastFrom Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) to ByteDance's TikTok, social media platforms have been under scrutiny this year, with governments as...
28 Dec, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in VietnamFeaturing games on its platform would boost advertising revenue as well as the amount of time users spend on the app - one of the world's m...
20 May, 2022, 08.25 AM IST
View: What India can learn from Microsoft's potential TikTok dealThe purchase’s major benefit to Microsoft and the US public may be the ability of consumers to continue to use an innovative platform for f...
10 Aug, 2020, 09.42 AM IST
ZEE5 gears up to rival TikTok with short video appThe meteoric and somewhat controversial rise of TikTok in India over the last year has led to a lot of technology players, both Indian and ...
19 Jun, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
TikTok craze is minting celebrities and ruining lives in IndiaVideos of cavorting public officials highlight the lack of control over its use among government and law enforcement agencies and is lendin...
05 Dec, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
On TikTok, everyone's up for a challengeEccentric challenges are getting all the virality on the Chinese video sharing app. Taking a cue, brands have hopped on to the bandwagon wi...
06 Aug, 2019, 10.29 AM 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
TikTok’s relentless growth in India is hitting FacebookByteDance, the world’s most valuable startup, is banking on its global product approach and user-generated content to win over the Indian m...
21 May, 2019, 12.29 PM IST
With TikTok back in play, advertisers clock inChinese short video application emerging as a popular platform for brands such as Pepsi, Myntra
07 May, 2019, 09.40 AM IST
Right-wing proselytizers thrive on TikTokChinese app hosts thousands of videos from ABVP cadre & unaffiliated sympathisers.
13 Feb, 2019, 06.45 AM IST