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Video app can no longer facilitate ecommerce sales on its platform in what had been its largest market
A TikTok trend has exposed a crucial difference between the boys and the girls
Social media group is branching out into ecommerce but the US is not the only country with concerns about the app
Probe finds Chinese social media app infringed regulations for users aged under 17
Minister accuses Chinese-owned viral video app of ‘monopolistic’ business practices
Apple’s App Store and Google’s YouTube among 22 digital services classed as ‘gatekeepers’ as new EU law kicks in
Buyers and sellers flock to shopping feature while authorities fret
From Meta’s Threads to artificial intelligence, we ask how platforms will look and feel in years to come
TikTok was the most-used single source for children aged 12 to 15
Apps such as Zuckerberg’s Threads are a stage for brands and celebrities, not a network for friends to connect
Schools initiative to discourage youngsters from being used as ‘money mules’
Video app wants to cash in on the boom in online shopping but faces obstacles that the US giant does not
Viral app’s parent ByteDance targets large Indonesian market but faces growing regulatory scrutiny around the world
Shake-up comes as social media platform faces mounting regulatory pressure in US
ByteDance experiments with selling its own products through viral app as it prepares to challenge Shein and Amazon
Viral TikTok videos on how to steal the vehicles led to a surge in crime, says the city’s law department
Chinese-owned group relocates executives in renewed push of livestream shopping in US and UK
Chinese-owned social media app says newly signed law is an unconstitutional infringement on its rights
G7 to impose fresh sanctions on Russian ships, aircraft and diamonds
Popular video app says move infringes First Amendment rights as it prepares for potential legal fight
Success of TikTok and Shein inspires start-ups to look abroad for growth
The FT’s Cristina Criddle on discovering she’d been surveilled by the controversial social media company
On TikTok, guides to buying ‘dupes’ of pricey luxury items are gaining a following
Parent company ByteDance struggles to police videos promoting dubious products such as ‘enzyme’ weight loss coffee
A small group of lawmakers from across the political divide speak out against restrictions to the Chinese-owned video app
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