TikTok Alternative Skylight Soars to 380K+ Users After TikTok US Deal Finalized

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized

Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow.

Senator Seeks Probe of US-China Deal on TikTok

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., urged Congress Jan. 23 to investigate a newly finalized deal transferring control of TikTok's U.S. operations from China's ByteDance to American investors. Among the things he wants to know is whether TikTok's algorithm will be "truly...

Skylight Soars as TikTok Users Look for Alternatives After US Deal

Remember when Elon Musk announced that he would acquire X (formerly known as Twitter), leading to an influx of alternative platforms like Threads and Bluesky? Now, it looks like TikTok is undergoing something similar. Following the closing of the TikTok US deal, users are seeking alternatives. One of those TikTok alternatives comes in the form of Skylight, which saw its userbase soars following the deal. Skylight soars in users after TikTok US d…

TikTok US Deal Closes: ByteDance Retaining E-Commerce and Advertising Control

TikTok has officially closed its long-awaited joint venture deal, ending years of regulatory uncertainty and ensuring the platform’s 170 million US users can continue scrolling, shopping, and converting. The agreement, finalized on January 22, 2026, establishes TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC under majority American ownership while keeping critical commercial operations firmly in ByteDance’s hands. For affiliate marketers, the deal’s structure ca…

BLK ALERTS - TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized

Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow.

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized

Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on open protocols, has had a busy weekend.