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Topic: TikTok

Creators live it up in ‘TikTok Houses’ — luxury pads where one bathes in milk, flower petals

In an all-expenses-paid arrangement, savvy marketing agencies are leasing aspirational mansions to young creators in the UK with large fan bases to create content and promote brands.

These 3 Chinese apps are doing better than Indian platforms trying to replace TikTok

Snack Video by Kuaishou Technology, Zili by Xiaomi, and ByteDance's Resso have seen a surge in downloads over the past few months since the govt banned over 200 Chinese apps.

Instagram Reels is busy being woke. It has no space for the TikTok gang

A format that democratised content creation shouldn’t fall into the hands of the social media ‘elites’. I’d take ‘cringe’ over it any day.

Not just TikTok, even a biscuit ad and a woman in yoga pants corrupt Pakistani minds

Even in Zia-ul-Haq days, Pakistanis had an outlet in TV serial Aangan Terha. But Imran Khan won't even allow TikTok.

TikTok seeks to block 2nd round of US restrictions as it fears ‘permanent, devastating harm’

A lawyer for TikTok argued at a hearing last month that it 'makes no sense' for the govt to ban the app while ByteDance is still in talks for the deal President Trump has sought.

Pakistan blocks TikTok citing company’s inability to police ‘immoral, indecent’ content

TikTok has a sizable user base in Pakistan. The app has been installed nearly 43 million times in the country, including 14.7 million installs this year alone.

ByteDance works to resolve data security concerns over TikTok deal as process drags on

ByteDance is in discussions on a final proposal with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or Cfius, the regulatory body that must clear any agreement.

Trump ban on TikTok is temporarily blocked by federal judge

A US district judge granted a preliminary injunction against the ban on new downloads of the video-sharing network, which would have gone into effect at 11:59 pm in Washington.

After curbs in India and US, TikTok runs into trouble with Australian MPs

Australia had in August ruled TikTok didn't pose serious national security concerns and opted against a ban, but a panel of lawmakers are examining possible political interference.

TikTok pushes back on Trump in court while angling for deal

In its court filing, ByteDance said it has made extraordinary efforts to satisfy the government’s ever-shifting demands and a ban would cause plaintiffs irreparable harm.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.