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Pinterest plans to compete more effectively with TikTok, Shopify and Instagram
Pinterest has faced lower than expected revenue, but it continues to compete ardently with popular social media apps
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Instagram to test support for taller photos after backlash
Instagram CEO intends to begin testing tall full-screen photos for Instagram newsfeed
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Facebook to shut down live shopping feature
Facebook is shutting down its live shopping feature starting from October 1, as it moves to focus on Reels instead
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TikTok expected to overtake Facebook influencer marketing spend this year
TikTok is rapidly catching up to Instagram's influencer marketing spend and is expected surpass Facebook and YouTube
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TikTok is experimenting with mini-games
TikTok is testing out HTML5-based games in its app which will be visible to creators when publishing their video
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Instagram reverting from TikTok-style videos after backlash
Instagram is deciding to draw back its video content feature which was similar to the style of TikTok, after backlash
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YouTube creators can now turn longer content into Shorts
YouTube introduces a new feature that will easily convert long videos into 60 second Short clips
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TikTok will provide researchers with more transparency
TikTok is striving to ensure researchers have more transparency into the company's content and moderation system
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TikTok now lets viewers enable, disable closed captions
TikTok introduces auto-generated captions on videos to be enabled by viewers instead of creators
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Social media revenue growth expected to slow as TikTok, Apple compete
Wall Street is bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector
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Foreign TikToker allegedly gang-raped on trip to Fort Munro
Primary accused arrested by police from Ranjapur
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TikTok removes 12.5m Pakistani videos over guidelines violation
Content violated guidelines for ‘safety, inclusion, and authenticity'
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TikTok sued in US after girls die in 'Blackout Challenge'
Suit alleges that TikTok's algorithm promoted the Blackout Challenge to each of the girls
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TikTok not expanding live shopping venture in US, Europe: reports
TikTok is reportedly giving up on its shopping livestreams in the US and Europe due to poor response
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TikTok seeks to reassure US lawmakers on data security
Tiktok and Biden administration working on an agreement to safeguard user data and US national security interests
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A US FCC commissioner urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores
A Republican member has urged Apple and Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores
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U.S. senators press TikTok on whether it allows Russian 'pro-war propaganda'
US Senators believe that TikTok is enabling the spread of pro-war propaganda to the Russian public
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TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers
TikTok shifted information on its U.S. users to servers at Oracle Corp to address concerns over data integrity
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TikTok’s parent company is planning to invest in VR
Bytedance is investing in its newly acquired VR headset company, Pico, and build its presence in the US
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TikTok encourages users to take a break from scrolling
TikTok is taking the initiative to encourage users to limit the time they spend on the app with reminders
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TikTok plans big push into gaming
TikTok is aiming to introduce video games on its app for users, with tests already being conducted in Vietnam
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Motorway, not Margalla Hills: TikToker Dolly defends herself after forest fire videos cause furore
According to a local of the area, the fire was set by him in order to draw out snakes
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US lawmakers ask tech companies to archive evidence of potential Russian war crimes
US lawyers asked CEOs of tech companies to archive content that can be suspected of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
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Uncontrolled use of technology brings dangerous behavioral addictions
Excessive use of internet is causing serious physical and psychological problems, says research
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Zuckerberg aims to spend more on metaverse, investors skeptical
Zuckerberg's ambitious aims for the Metaverse is falling short of low revenue profits and declining users
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Alphabet misses on revenue as YouTube ad business slowed by Ukraine war
YouTube reports first quarterly profits falling short after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, as ad sales take a hit
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Taliban order TikTok, PUBG ban in entertainment crackdown
The group insists that apps are leading the country's youth to go astray
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PTA introduces system to block obscene content
The system is aimed at ensuring immediate, uninterrupted and automatic blocking of illegal content
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TikTok's ad revenue to surpass Twitter and Snapchat combined in 2022
TikTok's advertisement revenue is likely to triple in 2022 with more than $11 billion, according to research.
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TikTok suspends livestreaming, new uploads in Russia
TikTok suspends live-streaming of its app in Russia as it reviews implications of new media law.
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US states probing TikTok's effects on young people
Eight states launched a bipartisan nationwide investigation of TikTok's physical and mental harm to young people.
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TikTok War: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine played to social media's youngest audience
At the outbreak of war in Ukraine, TikTok has been flooded with videos from the front line and explosions taking place
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Facebook launches Reels globally, betting on 'fastest growing' format
Facebook to soon launch short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries to expand content format.
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Apple Watch can detect thyroid issues months before diagnosis
TikTok user says that she would have discovered her thyroid if she had enabled notifications on her Apple watch
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Meta shares sink 20% as Facebook loses daily users for the first time
Facebook posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, as shares dropped 20% and the company blamed increased competition.
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Putin orders apparent new system for banning internet content
The system was described as a self-regulated register of toxic content to protect minors
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Block immoral content on TikTok, orders PHC
Court seeks report from PTA on next hearing
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TikTok owner ByteDance's 2021 sales growth 70% slows year on year
ByteDance experiences slower growth than 2020, with its total revenue growing by 70% as China tightens regulations.
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Teenage TikTokers held for killing a citizen in Karachi
Arrested suspects, identified through CCTV footage, opened fire on victim to add thrill to the video
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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with a coin
Alexa told a 10-year old girl to touch a penny to the prongs of a partially inserted plug, in a 'challenge to do' game
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Russia fines Meta and TikTok owner over banned content
Russia fined Meta and TikTok for not deleting content the government deems illegal in the country.
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Man detained for domestic abuse after wife uses viral hand gesture in Spain
‘Signal for Help’ went viral on TikTok during lockdowns, saved women around the world
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Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok after five months
Video-sharing platform assures PTA of taking necessary measures to control ‘immoral/indecent content’
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IHC seeks reply from PTA over ban on TikTok
Video-sharing platform was banned in the country, on the directives of courts, for uploading objectionable content
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TikTok CEO steps down from Bytedance to focus on the video platform
TikTok CEO steps down as chief financial officer from Bytedance to focus primarily on the popular video platform
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TikTok deletes 81m ‘offensive’ videos in Q2
Pakistan ranks second in terms of removed content
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Audio clip of Ayesha, Rambo ‘discussing extortion from suspects’ surfaces
Phone record of TikToker, colleague reveals threats, blackmailing in Minar-e-Pakistan mob harassment case
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TikTok hits 1 billion monthly active users globally
TikTok marked a 45% jump this summer when it hit one billion monthly active users
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Tik Toker held over stunts
Suspect left driving seat while keeping vehicle on auto-pilot during stunt on Islamabad motorway
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TikToK doubles down on content moderation
Says will bring new investments as soon as the app is restored