The Latest Breaking News from ByteDance

The app has grown at breakneck speed from a simple lip sync platform to surpassing the internet behemoths in downloads

Chinese-based team at parent company ByteDance alleged by Forbes to have planned to collect location information

The US government had asked TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it over concerns Chinese authorities were able to access user information

Leading social platform TikTok has become one of the most downloaded and used apps around the world with growing interest in the U.S. Facing security concerns with links to China, the app faces a potential ban in the U.S. Here’s what Benzinga followers think could happen.

Key Takeaways: Qutoutiao faces potential delisting after being notified last week that the value of its publicly held shares is too small The cash-strapped company has adopted a cost-cutting strategy over the last two years, and has yet to report its first and second quarter results for this year By…

Researcher says social media app can collect keystroke information but ‘there is no way for us to know’ if or how data is used

Russia's state communications regulator said on Friday it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies for violating online content laws, which could require search engines to include a disclaimer about the violations. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was imposing measures against ByteDance's TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video…

TikTok’s “Project Texas” rehab campaign has officially begun.

Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance – the parent company behind the TikTok video app – have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products to China's state regulator, in an unprecedented move that strengthens Beijing's oversight of the sector.