Taliban order TikTok, PUBG ban in entertainment crackdown KABUL: The Taliban ordered a ban against video-sharing app TikTok and the survival-shooter PlayerUnknown’s... Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Life & Style TikTok removes 6.5m ‘violative’ videos from Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The short-form video platform, TikTok, has removed more than 6.5 million violative videos from Pakistan.... Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Opinion ‘TikTok is having a bad war,’ say disinformation experts The war in Ukraine has rapidly positioned TikTok as the number one source of misinformation thanks to its gigantic... Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am
Markets TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its US users’ information without its Chinese parent ByteDance... Published 10 Mar, 2022 09:58pm
Technology Tech giants clamp down on Russia state-linked news SAN FRANCISCO: Tech firms from Facebook to TikTok and Microsoft moved Monday to curb the reach of Russian... Published 01 Mar, 2022 11:30am
Sports TikTok to be title sponsor of Pak-Aussie Test series in March LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced that TikTok, the leading destination for short form... Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am
World India bans 54 Chinese apps; Sea shares sink, says it complies with laws NEW DELHI: India has blocked access to 54 mobile apps, mainly Chinese but also including Singapore-based Sea Ltd’s... Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am
Life & Style TikTok removes over 6m videos from Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The short-form video platform, TikTok, has removed more than six million videos from Pakistan over... Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am
Life & Style What's next for TikTok's music industry revolution? PARIS: With a billion users, TikTok has rapidly become one of the most important players in the music industry, and... Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:24am
Business & Finance India’s ShareChat buys rival MX’s short-video app in $700m deal NEW DELHI: The parent company of India’s ShareChat has acquired local rival MX’s short-video platform in a... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Technology YouTube woos creators to fend off competition SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube on Thursday laid out goals for the year that included making the lives of creators easier and... Published 10 Feb, 2022 07:08pm
Markets Wall St falls as Facebook's forecast disrupts tech recovery U.S. shares fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq diving more than 2%, as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms' dour forecast... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:35pm
World US House speaker Pelosi’s stock trades attract growing following online NEW YORK: A year since a Reddit-driven retail trading frenzy rocked the markets and created the ‘meme stock’... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
World US House speaker Pelosi's stock trades attract growing following online A year since a Reddit-driven retail trading frenzy rocked the markets and created the 'meme stock' phenomenon,... Published 26 Jan, 2022 02:33pm
Sports PCB partners with TikTok for HBL-PSL LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced its partnership with TikTok, the leading destination for ... Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am
Technology TikTok owner ByteDance's revenue growth slowed to 70% in 2021 BEIJING/HONG KONG: ByteDance, the owner of short video app TikTok, saw its total revenue grow by 70% year-on-year to... Published 20 Jan, 2022 03:14pm
World Chinese regulator denies issuing guidelines on internet giants' investments, fundraisings HONG KONG/BEIJING: China's cyberspace regulator denied on Wednesday issuing a document with new guidelines for the... Published 19 Jan, 2022 09:52pm
Markets TikTok owner ByteDance cuts investment team amid China crackdown BEIJING: TikTok owner ByteDance is shrinking its investment team and dissolving a sub-group focused on financial... Published 19 Jan, 2022 08:26pm
Technology China's ByteDance says has reorganised strategic investment team BEIJING: ByteDance, the owner of short video app TikTok, said on Wednesday that it had decided to disband its... Published 19 Jan, 2022 12:59pm
World China to order cybersecurity reviews for some firms seeking overseas listings SHANGHAI: China said on Tuesday it will put in force new rules to increase its oversight of plans by Chinese ... Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:37am
Pakistan TikTok partners with MNHSRC LAHORE: With a view to launching an awareness campaign for Covid-19 prevention in Pakistan, TikTok has partnered ... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Business & Finance UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy LONDON: Facebook owner Meta has been told by the UK competition watchdog to sell popular animated images platform... Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am
Print PTA restores TikTok ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the platform to... Updated 20 Nov, 2021 10:04am
Pakistan Removal of ban on TikTok: PTA sets condition for social app? ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) would consider withdrawing ban on TikTok in Pakistan, if... Updated 04 Nov, 2021 10:33am
Technology ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming steps down as chairman, leaves board BEIJING: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman of the TikTok owner, after saying in May he... Published 03 Nov, 2021 10:02am
Technology ByteDance to reorganize, CFO steps down to focus on TikTok BEIJING: TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew will step down as its parent ByteDance's chief financial ... Published 02 Nov, 2021 10:24am
Pakistan Banning TikTok violation of rights: IHC ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Monday, observed that banning the video-sharing platform TikTok is a... Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am
Pakistan TikTok removed over 81m videos in Q2 2021 ISLAMABAD: TikTok removed more than 81 million videos for violating stringent community guidelines in the second... Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am
World Facebook outage shows need for more players, EU's Vestager says BRUSSELS: Facebook's six-hour outage the previous day shows the repercussions of relying on just a few big players... Updated 05 Oct, 2021 08:04pm
Technology Microsoft CEO says failed TikTok deal 'strangest thing I've worked on' Microsoft Corp's near-acquisition of social media app TikTok last year was the "strangest thing I've ever worked ... Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:29pm