MASHABLE - Jan 15 - TikTok introduced a new set of privacy rules for users under the age of 18. From now on, all registered users ages 13-15 will have their accounts set to private by default. Furthermore, users in this age group are losing the "Everyone" comment setting, and will now have to choose between "Friends" or "No One" for their comments. The setting "Suggest your account to others" will be switched to Off by default for users 13-15. Duet and Stitch options will now be available only for users age 16 and over, and for users 16-17, the default setting will be set to Friends. And finally, users will only be able to download videos created by users 16 and over, and for users ages 16-17, the default setting on whether they want to allow downloading of their videos will be set to Off.
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TikTok Introduces Stricter Privacy Rules for Its Youngest Users
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Report Finds Many Americans Rely on Social Media for News
MEDIAPOST - Jan 13 - 53% of Americans get their news from social media at least some of the time, but an increasing percentage of them feel it is making them more confused about current events. That's the finding of a new report from the Pew Research Center, which has been tracking Americans' use of social media for news for several years. The report suggests that social media is becoming a less reliable source of news for many Americans. Not surprisingly, Facebook is the primary social media source of news, with 36% of Americans citing it the social network as a "regular source" for news, followed by YouTube (23%), Twitter (15%), Instagram (11%), Reddit (6%), Snapchat (4%), LinkedIn (4%), TikTok (3%), WhatsApp (3%), Twitch (1%) and Tumblr (1%).
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TikTok Joins Social Media Platforms Appointing Representatives in Turkey
DAILY SABAH - Jan 11 - TikTok announced that it will set up a legal entity in Turkey to serve as a local representative, a move that followed a series of other social media platforms, including YouTube. "Along with our peers in the market, we've thoroughly analyzed Turkey's amended Internet Law No. 5651, which outlines several requirements for social media platforms, including the appointment of a local representative and guidelines for the management of content removal requests such as response turnaround times," TikTok said in a statement. The new rule covers social media companies that have daily access to ~1M from Turkey. The companies had already been notified of the five stages of penalties for social network providers who fail to appoint a representative in Turkey.
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TikTok Launches Its First Lidar-Powered AR Effect
TECH CRUNCH - Jan 7 - TikTok confirmed it has launched its first-ever lidar-powered effect to help its users ring in the new year. The effect features an AR ball, similar to the one that drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve. After a countdown, the ball drops and explodes to fill the room with confetti, as well as a floating "2021" in the air. Support for lidar, or light detection and ranging, was introduced on the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max, in the fall. The technology helps the iPhone better understand the world around, by measuring how long it takes for light to reach an object in the space and reflect back.
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Over 32% of TikTok's Users Are Teenagers
STOCKS APPS - Jan 7 - TikTok has continued its rise since an important merger in 2018 that took the platform globally, permeating the mainstream. The platform is especially popular among the younger generation with a majority of teens using TikTok in the US. ~32% of TikTok users are in their teens which is the biggest among all age groups. More data indicates that 7 in 10 American teens use TikTok at least once a month.
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Video Streaming and Dating Apps Top Record Revenue Peaks
MOBILEWORLDLIVE - Jan 6 - Sensor Tower preliminary data showed a record-high global user spending in apps in 2020, with video streaming and online dating services emerging as the most profitable categories in the past 12 months. The app analytics company placed TikTok, YouTube and Tinder as the highest earning non-gaming services in the period, with Tencent Video and Disney+ completing the top five. Estimates showed global app revenue hit $111B in the period, up by 30% YOY from $85B in 2019.
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Douyin Adds 106M Users in 2020
BUSINESS INSIDER - Jan 5 - Douyin (TikTok) added 106 million users in 2020, as overall social network usage in China reaches 97.3% of internet users. The estimation for Douyin's growth in 2020 will be more than triple the pre-pandemic estimate, at 24.3%, reaching 543.6M monthly active users. This means that 65.0% of all mobile internet users in China are Douyin regulars. This user growth in 2020 equates to about 58 million new people joining social networks and increases the overall penetration rate among internet users to 97.3%.
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12-year-old Girl to Sue TikTok for Allegedly Using Kids' Data for Profit
NEW YORK POST - Jan 1 - A 12-year-old London girl just won the right in England to anonymously sue TikTok. The platform has been illegally collecting kids' personal data "in order to garner advertising revenue from corporate clients," the would-be plaintiff's lawyers said at a hearing. "The personal data at issue is used in an algorithm which analyses the user's preferences in order to tailor the content presented to them to capture and keep their attention," the unidentified girl's lawyer, Charles Ciumei, said. TikTok is arguing that it already has "robust policies" in place protecting kids and notes that it doesn't allow anyone under age 13 to join - although young children have found ways to circumvent the rules.
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Trump Appeals Ruling That Prevents TikTok Ban
HAVEERU ONLINE - Dec 30 - The US government has appealed a court ruling that prevents the Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on TikTok, which would result in its ban in the United States. On December 7, a Washington court judge suspended an executive order by President Donald Trump's administration to ban TikTok from American for reasons of national security.
by Martin Gray
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TikTok Publishes Rare Insight Into UK Business With $119M Loss
TECHNO SPORTS - Dec 28 - TikTok has recorded a $119.5M loss over 2019 in its U.K. business, driven by costs attributing to advertising and marketing, providing a rare insight into how quickly the app is expanding. TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has not provided information about global revenue figures, but U.K. sales amounted to $20M over 2019. Expenses related to sales and marketing came to $109M over the year.
by Aliasgar Ayaz
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TikTok Launches Its First Personalized Annual Recap Feature
TECH CRUNCH - Dec 22 - TikTok announced the launch of its first personalized annual recap feature with the launch of "Year on TikTok," a video highlight reel that showcases individual users' own top TikTok moments. This includes things like how long users have been on TikTok, what sort of videos they watched most, their favorite tracks and creative effects, metrics on how often they commented and shared videos, and more. The feature will also identify users' favorite "vibes." If users haven't been on TikTok long enough to have developed their own "vibe," TikTok says their "Year on TikTok" will include other top videos from its "Year on TikTok: Top 100" list instead. TikTok users can access their "Year on TikTok" by tapping the icon on their For You feed or by scrolling to the banner at the top of the app's Discover page.
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TikTok Is Giving 10 Colleges $10M to Boost Minorities in Health Care
CNN - Dec 21 - In an effort to show support for health care workers and public health experts, TikTok is donating $10M to 10 colleges serving underrepresented students. Each school would receive $1M to support both undergraduate and graduate scholarships for students pursuing careers in medicine, public health, or other health-related fields. The ten schools benefiting are Xavier University of Louisiana, Tougaloo College, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A&T University, South Carolina State University, Laredo College, University of South Dakota, Florida A&M University, Delaware State University, and Virginia Union University.
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TikTok Bans Multi-level Marketing and Schemes That Fool People to Gain Money
DIGITAL INFORMATION WORLD - Dec 21 - TikTok revealed changes to its community guidelines in which revised content to ban scam content that promotes schemes on how to become rich quickly. TikTok placed a ban on "frauds and scams" guidelines. Under this category, the types of content include the one that promotes and spread phishing, content that depicts scam, and schemes used to fraud people just to financially destroy them, or the content that encourages people to invest their earning and in return, they will pay you more than that amount, making bets, and in short, any content that promotes violence.
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TikTok Launches Enhanced App for Microsoft Surface Duo
MALAY MAIL - Dec 18 - TikTok has launched an enhanced version of its app tailored to Microsoft's new Surface Duo smartphone, out now in the US and coming to Canada, the UK, Germany, and France in early 2021. Out now in the US, this enhanced TikTok app for the Surface Duo lets users see the "For You" feed on one screen while searching for videos on the other. Microsoft also announced that the Surface Duo smartphone will launch in early 2021 in Canada, the UK, Germany, and France.
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TikTok Donates $1M to Help NCCU Students Pursuing Degrees in Health Care
CBS17.COM - Dec 17 - TikTok has donated $1M to North Carolina Central University to support students pursuing degrees in health care. The gift is part of $10M in funding to 10 academic institutions that "serve underrepresented students with programs focused on public health and professions in the medical and healthcare fields." The donation is part of TikTok's $150M donations that were made earlier this year through its Health Heroes Relief Fund. The award will provide scholarships for NCCU students from underrepresented groups studying medicine, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) planning to enter careers in medicine, science, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries.
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