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A lawyer who offers digital security training to women said obscenity complaints are vague and often aimed at women, praising TikTok for allowing people to express themselves in ways they often cannot in public. (Photo | Thumbnail of YouTube video posted by Interstellar)

TikTok warned by Pakistan telecom authority for hosting 'immoral...

A government official claimed the exploitation, objectification and sexualisation of young girls on TikTok was causing...

21 July 2020 7:33 PM IST

Mobile app store marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower said Resso might have escaped the ban as its publisher is listed not as ByteDance, its parent company which also owns TikTok, but Moon Video.

TikTok may be out but ByteDance's Resso music app is thriving

As much as 74 per cent of downloads have been in India for the Resso music-streaming app, which dubs itself a social app...

20 July 2020 9:44 PM IST

The TikTok app, which was dropped like a hot potato, has gone offline and stopped working completely for users in India (Photo | Pixabay - Kon Karampelas)

To avoid US ban, TikTok may sever ties with Chinese company ByteDance

A White House advisor says he expects TikTok to operate as an independent company in the US to skirt the proposed ban.

17 July 2020 5:31 PM IST

App-based businesses with a focus on localised content supported by regional language interfaces are the future. These digital startups hold the key to the growth of Indias digital economy and they require government assistance to become national champions.

Government must galvanise India's app ecosystem to pare down Chinese...

Quick disbursal of the Rs 20,000 crore Startup India corpus to app-based businesses is key, not reliance on large firms...

16 July 2020 8:05 AM IST

Trump last week had said he is considering banning the wildly popular TikTok app as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo | Pixabay - Motion Stock)

User data being sent to China's servers, TikTok will face 'strong...

China dismissed the comments as ridiculous and narrow-minded , and slammed the US as the world's real hacker empire .

13 July 2020 4:35 PM IST

One Chinese companys loss maybe anothers gain as Times Groups Gaana, backed by Tencent, looks to mop up users left behind when ByteDances TikTok was forced to exit the Indian market. (Photo | Gaana.com)

Despite competition from Chingari, Roposo, Gaana hopes to get TikTok's...

Hotshots by Gaana gives Indian users tools to create and share short viral videos and stories like on TikTok.

12 July 2020 7:22 PM IST

TikToks parent company, ByteDance, has a similar app for mainland China called Douyin that does share users data with the Chinese government, and is available in Hong Kong. (Photo | AFP)

TikTok's astute exit from Hong Kong will likely keep it going in the...

It is a win-win' move for TikTok as it does not risk angering China by refusing to share user data, but it can focus on...

9 July 2020 8:57 PM IST

The TikTok app, which was dropped like a hot potato, has gone offline and stopped working completely for users in India (Photo | Pixabay - Kon Karampelas)

Google, Apple quick to remove the 59 Chinese apps banned by India

Some app developers themselves also voluntarily took down apps from Play Store and App Store to adhere to local laws.

2 July 2020 5:57 PM IST

Performers, including former actress Genelia Deshmukh

TikTok influencers unfazed by ban, confident of gaining fame and money...

They will bear the brunt of losing income for the sake of the nation, they say

1 July 2020 11:52 PM IST

The ban on Chinese applications offers an opportunity for Indias tech ecosystem. (Photo | Flickr - Limelight Leads)

Save the list: Indian apps to replace the 59 banned Chinese ones

Many of the Chinese apps have several Indian alternatives. For others, there are the Big Tech ones.

1 July 2020 8:44 PM IST

Its unclear whether the Presidents executive order bars Americans from using TikTok, and even if it does its not enforceable as users will continue using the app over a VPN. (Photo | AP)

Will TikTok sale go through? China's new export rules on technology...

China's commerce ministry published new rules Friday that added civilian use to a list of technologies that are...

31 Aug 2020 5:11 PM IST

Walmart could make TikTok into an extension of its sales machine, helping advertisers, creators and others sell products. It would also help generate data on what shoppers want and do valuable information for retailers and advertisers. (Photos | AP/Pixabay)

What do the young want? Walmart will be able to find out of it has...

Among other things, Walmart could use TikTok to promote sellers from its online marketplace, which it's trying to...

29 Aug 2020 8:25 PM IST