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Trump To Extend TikTok Sale Deadline For Third Time
US President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok by 90 days despite a law that had mandated a sale or a shutdown absent significant progress.
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TikTok Pushes Deeper Into AI-Generated Video Ads With New Tools
TikTok is rolling out a set of new AI advertising features. With these, marketers will be able to upload an image of a product they want to feature, or write a short text prompt and TikTok’s AI tools will produce various five-second clips that can then be used in an ad.
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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Meta, TikTok Challenge Tech Fees in Second Highest EU Court
Meta and TikTok have said that EU's supervisory fee levied on them was disproportionate and based on a flawed methodology. Meta told judges at the General Court it was not trying to avoid paying its fair share of the fee, but it questioned how the Commission had calculated the levy, saying it had been based on the revenue of the group rather than o...
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TikTok Adds Support for AI-Powered Alternative Text and Other Accessibility Features
TikTok announced three new accessibility-focused features on Thursday. The new features were announced on the occasion of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which falls on the third Thursday in May (this year, it is on May 15). One of the new features is an update to the alternative text (alt text) support, which now uses AI to generate automa...
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TikTok Introduces New AI Alive Tool to Create Videos From Photos in Stories
TikTok is introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to turn an image into an animated video. On Tuesday, the vertical video-based social media platform announced a new AI feature dubbed AI Alive that uses generative AI technology to create videos from photos. Currently, the tool can only be used to generate videos...
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Instagram Chief Says App Has Feared TikTok Threat for Years
As Instagram has evolved to compete with TikTok with more video entertainment, so has the reason people come to the platform, platform’s chief Adam Mosseri told a federal court in Washington during the US antitrust trial against Meta. Only one in six posts to Instagram’s Stories feature are now from people engaging with their friends and family...
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Meta Opens Threads to Advertisers Globally
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it is expanding advertising on its social network Threads to all eligible advertisers globally. A growing user base on Threads—exceeding 320 million monthly users—and uncertainty surrounding a potential TikTok ban in the US could bolster Meta's ability to attract advertisers.
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TikTok's US Policy Chief Exits Amid Ongoing Ban Battle
TikTok U.S. public policy chief Michael Beckerman a key figure in its fight against a U.S. government ban plans to leave his Washington-based role and transition to a global advisory position The Information reported on Wednesday citing a staff memo
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ChatGPT Tops Global App Charts, Beats Instagram and TikTok In March
OpenAI's ChatGPT became the most downloaded app globally for March 2025. According to App Figures, the artificial intelligence app has surpassed social media giants like Instagram and TikTok.
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ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App
ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.
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TikTok Owner ByteDance Says "Key Matters" Remain Over US Deal
TikTok owner ByteDance on Friday said key matters still needed addressing to secure a solution for the video-sharing app's US business in order to avert a ban in the United States.
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Trump Says China Could Get Tariff Relief If It Approves TikTok Deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China approves the sale of the short video app in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.
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Amazon Submits Bid to Buy TikTok, Adding 11th Hour Intrigue to Acquisition Drama
Amazon.com became the latest big name to jump into the fray, submitting a bid to the White House to buy out a business once valued at $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,13,272 crore).
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OnlyFans Founder, Crypto Foundation Submit Late-Stage Bid To Buy TikTok
A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.
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Trump To Extend TikTok Sale Deadline For Third Time
US President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok by 90 days despite a law that had mandated a sale or a shutdown absent significant progress.
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TikTok Pushes Deeper Into AI-Generated Video Ads With New Tools
TikTok is rolling out a set of new AI advertising features. With these, marketers will be able to upload an image of a product they want to feature, or write a short text prompt and TikTok’s AI tools will produce various five-second clips that can then be used in an ad.
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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Meta, TikTok Challenge Tech Fees in Second Highest EU Court
Meta and TikTok have said that EU's supervisory fee levied on them was disproportionate and based on a flawed methodology. Meta told judges at the General Court it was not trying to avoid paying its fair share of the fee, but it questioned how the Commission had calculated the levy, saying it had been based on the revenue of the group rather than o...
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TikTok Adds Support for AI-Powered Alternative Text and Other Accessibility Features
TikTok announced three new accessibility-focused features on Thursday. The new features were announced on the occasion of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which falls on the third Thursday in May (this year, it is on May 15). One of the new features is an update to the alternative text (alt text) support, which now uses AI to generate automa...
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TikTok Introduces New AI Alive Tool to Create Videos From Photos in Stories
TikTok is introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to turn an image into an animated video. On Tuesday, the vertical video-based social media platform announced a new AI feature dubbed AI Alive that uses generative AI technology to create videos from photos. Currently, the tool can only be used to generate videos...
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Instagram Chief Says App Has Feared TikTok Threat for Years
As Instagram has evolved to compete with TikTok with more video entertainment, so has the reason people come to the platform, platform’s chief Adam Mosseri told a federal court in Washington during the US antitrust trial against Meta. Only one in six posts to Instagram’s Stories feature are now from people engaging with their friends and family...
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Meta Opens Threads to Advertisers Globally
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it is expanding advertising on its social network Threads to all eligible advertisers globally. A growing user base on Threads—exceeding 320 million monthly users—and uncertainty surrounding a potential TikTok ban in the US could bolster Meta's ability to attract advertisers.
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TikTok's US Policy Chief Exits Amid Ongoing Ban Battle
TikTok U.S. public policy chief Michael Beckerman a key figure in its fight against a U.S. government ban plans to leave his Washington-based role and transition to a global advisory position The Information reported on Wednesday citing a staff memo
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ChatGPT Tops Global App Charts, Beats Instagram and TikTok In March
OpenAI's ChatGPT became the most downloaded app globally for March 2025. According to App Figures, the artificial intelligence app has surpassed social media giants like Instagram and TikTok.
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ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App
ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.
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TikTok Owner ByteDance Says "Key Matters" Remain Over US Deal
TikTok owner ByteDance on Friday said key matters still needed addressing to secure a solution for the video-sharing app's US business in order to avert a ban in the United States.
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Trump Says China Could Get Tariff Relief If It Approves TikTok Deal
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would consider a deal for TikTok where China approves the sale of the short video app in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.
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Amazon Submits Bid to Buy TikTok, Adding 11th Hour Intrigue to Acquisition Drama
Amazon.com became the latest big name to jump into the fray, submitting a bid to the White House to buy out a business once valued at $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,13,272 crore).
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OnlyFans Founder, Crypto Foundation Submit Late-Stage Bid To Buy TikTok
A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.
