U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner
When will TikTok be banned in the United States? Washington scrambles as ByteDance is poised to let the app go dark
The Supreme Court has upheld the law that could lead to TikTok going dark for the 170 million users in the US. When could the ban go into effect?
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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Forcing ByteDance To Sell or Shut Down by Sunday
Most Americans don't appreciate how big Bytedance's business really is: Lead Edge Capital's Green
Mitchell Green, Lead Edge Capital founder and partner, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on the ban of TikTok, and how big Bytedance's business really is, and much more.
TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-reader’s unhinged AI assistant
But the model is only meant to be used within China’s mainland, a ByteDance spokesperson told TechCrunch. The e-reader’s China-based manufacturer, Onyx International, which sells Boox e-readers in both China and to the U.
US TikTok users scramble, despair as Bytedance signals app shutdown
Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded US TikTok upon hearing that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app by Sunday.
All the Apps ByteDance Operates in the US
TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is on the verge of being banned in the United States. The thing is, the government could go after other ByteDance apps, and there are quite a few of them operating in the U.
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Who's invested in TikTok parent ByteDance? These VC firms, hedge funds and others.
Among the investors since ByteDance's initial funding in 2012 include venture funds such as Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, SoftBank, TCV, General Atlantic, Sky9 Capital, Hillhouse and Susquehanna Asia Investments.
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ByteDance’s Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app
Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app.
ByteDance's latest export after TikTok: gripping Chinese short dramas
ByteDance, owner of popular short-video app TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin, has launched a short-drama app in Southeast Asia in an attempt to replicate the genre's success at home. Melolo, released in November by ByteDance subsidiary Poligon,
Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk
After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.
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TikTok ban looms as US Supreme Court upholds law, ByteDance must divest by Sunday
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a law demanding ByteDance divest TikTok by Sunday, citing national security risks.
What will happen to TikTok on Apple’s and Google’s app stores on Sunday?
With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple, who are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days.
What if No One Misses TikTok?
There are the TikTok creators who fear losing their audiences and have been frantically trying to persuade their fans to follow them on Instagram and YouTube, and the e-commerce brands and drop-shippers that are going to have to find other places to sell their stuff.