Mobile is the world’s biggest and fastest-growing game platform, by player numbers and revenues alike. According to Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report, mobile generated revenues of $93.2 billion in 2021 (+7.3 percent year on year YoY). And 2.8 billion people played mobile games. Community has long been an integral part of the games market. As […]
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TikTok has been accused of “stealing” from OBS to make their live streaming platform TikTok Live Studio. In other words, the users claim that TikTok allegedly copied the code and software made by OBS instead of using it under its open-source and free availability to everyone. As a user points out, if TikTok does make […]
TikTok will change its algorithm to avoid harmful streams of negative or problematic content, the company said Thursday, in an effort to tackle rises of criticism over social media’s damaging effects on young users’ psyches. This development comes after a series of incidents related to TikTok, with the latest reporting that school districts across the […]
Spotify might be involving itself on the vertical video market, reportedly beta testing a scrollable feed of clips to accompany its catalogue of streamable music, after seeing several apps like Instagram and YouTube replicating TikTok’s style with a vertical short video feed. As such, the company has been testing a new feature in its mobile […]
ByteDance is planning to disjoin its global social media sensation, TikTok, into a solitary business unite, following an executive decision to break down the company into six entities, according to Reuters. Chief executive officer (CEO), Liang Rubo, has initiated plans to refurbish the technology enterprise into various parts, following founder Zhang Yiming’s decision to retire from […]
ByteDance plans to globally emerge into the e-commerce industry by leveraging TikTok, to launch an international shopping platform, attracting merchants and consumers taking on Amazon. The Beijing-based company proved itself as a force to be reckoned with as it expands its influence over a diversified multitude of platforms, and its latest tactic to overtake Amazon’s […]
Step aside Facebook, as TikTok just got crowned the most downloaded social media app in the world as of 2020, according to survey conducted by digital analytics company App Annie. Launched in 2016, The Chinese video-sharing platform has since overtaken Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger, all of which make up Facebook’s ecosystem. This isn’t a milestone to overlook, as Facebook-owned apps have held the top spot since the survey began in […]
The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority said Thursday it has fined TikTok 750,000 euros ($885,000) for not offering a privacy statement in Dutch, saying many children who use the popular video sharing app would be unable to understand the information. The agency said that by not offering a Dutch-language privacy statement, “TikTok failed to provide an […]
TikTok launched on Wednesday an avant-garde pilot program that allows users to upload video resumes for jobs based in the U.S. through a new feature, TikTok Resumes. The culture fueling platform announced the launch of its new tool, resurfacing from the content that appears on the platform organically, such as #CareerTok. This step, if succeeds, […]
Telefonica said it has signed a global deal with Chinese video-sharing app TikTok to develop local co-marketing and strategic activities. The partners intend to create innovative new ways for the TikTok community to enjoy their favourite short-form videos across Telefonica services, including a series of local activations in the operators key markets across Europe and […]