What now for TikTok creators after the latest ban delay, with Alyssa McKay

With more than a billion and a half users worldwide, the Chinese video-sharing app has become one of the most popular social networks. But what is the real power of TikTok's influence? You have to go back to where it all started, in 2012, in a modest Beijing apartment. Zhang Yiming, a 29-year-old geek, fascinated by Silicon Valley, founded ByteDance, a start-up specializing in the creation of digital applications. At the time, Communist China al…

What now for TikTok creators after the latest ban delay, with Alyssa McKay

If TikTok were to eventually be banned in the U.S., McKay explains how easily Snapchat and Instagram Reels could fill the void for her.

United States grants ByteDance 75 more days to sell TikTok

President Donald Trump has granted another 75-day extension for ByteDance to sell TikTok in the United States. This new extension comes after no compromise was made for TikTok to be sold in the U.S. by the original April 5 deadline. “I feel like [there’s] a lot of noise going on politically; it involves a whole bunch of stuff,” said Branden Sandoval, a Media, Communications and Journalism student at Fresno State. “I hope it would be sold to the …

TikTok uncertainty tests app’s place in pop culture - The Washtenaw Voice

Alice McGuire | Deputy Editor  For the second time, users of the social media platform TikTok were faced with the possibility of being cut off following the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the app unless it is sold to a US buyer.  On Jan. 19, the app was taken offline briefly before being brought back […] The post TikTok uncertainty tests app’s place in pop culture first appeared on The Washtenaw Voice. The post TikTok uncertainty tests app’s pl…

The powerful success of TikTok is not only that of a company. The video platform is also of great political importance for its country of origin, because China thereby contests the US' previous predominance in the digital field. In this new competition between the two major powers

TikTok continues to be a key growth engine for its parent company, ByteDance, while facing an uncertain future in the U.S. Revenues from the popular short-video app skyrocketed 63% in 2024, reaching $39 billion (about €34.238 million), according to the [...] The post TikTok triggers ByteDance revenue as the deadline for avoiding its ban runs out in the U.S. appeared first on Ecommerce News.