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Despite criticism as either too trivial or too threatening, the Chinese-owned platform has ‘out-blitzscaled the blitzscalers’ of Silicon Valley
Accusations reflect apparent clash of working cultures between UK ecommerce team and Chinese parent ByteDance
Internet platforms including TikTok, YouTube and Amazon say the future of retail is live ecommerce, but early experiments in the UK and the US suggest there’s still a long way to go
UK farming has an image problem, but a generation of young farmers is showing a different side to the job
Move comes after MPs and peers hit by sanctions from China raised concerns that Beijing used social media app as spyware
We are shaped by a lifetime of books read for pleasure, so what happens if we become skimmers?
Thrust into stardom as young as five or six, can they understand the world they’re in?
The Chinese-owned video app is a trove of digital intelligence that lawyers are attempting to mine and archive
Chinese-owned social media platform’s foray into livestream shopping in the UK has struggled to gain traction
Popular ByteDance-owned app seeks to allay lawmakers’ concerns about China’s access to sensitive information
Plus, how to beat imposter syndrome and the best new business books
Content creators say ‘livestream’ model means they earn less and now take flak for limited stock and shipping issues
Joshua Ma will ‘take some time off’ after claims were brought to TikTok by the Financial Times
Chinese-owned social media group launches investigation into ‘toxic’ working practices at London offices
TikTok clips seem an odd fit with the literary world. But publishers mindful of their bottom line would do well not to sniff at it
Social media influencers show millions how to improve their Excel skills, as part of a trend for ‘micro learning’
The actor’s libel trial is grim, depressing and debasing. I can’t tear my eyes away
Shifting to short videos might help it deal with market saturation
Julie Gao will become chief financial officer at TikTok owner
Short-video app with young user base accused of being ‘perfect place for predators’ by Homeland Security
Social media platforms must police both medical advertising and user-generated content more carefully
ByteDance-owned app is growing more quickly than any US social network
Algorithms that reward engagement are just as likely to leave unpopular content out in the cold
For all its ills, social media can be a tremendous source of solace in turbulent times
Warfare accentuates the video app’s struggle to police false and misleading information
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