Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a TikTok ban last week. The corporation is now suing to keep the app in Montana. TikTok claims Montana’s ban violates the Constitution by restricting its freedom to host and distribute user-generated material. TikTok also claims that Montana is overstepping its position by legislating national …
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Alternative to the TikTok ban? Lemon8, an Instagram rival owned by ByteDance, makes the Top 10 of the US App Store
The parent firm of TikTok, ByteDance, is pushing one of its social platforms into the Top Charts of the U.S. App Store as U.S. politicians advance with their plans for a ban or forced sale of the app. The Instagram competitor Lemon8, which is owned by ByteDance and bills itself …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz will introduce TikTok to automobiles
TikTok is everywhere. It’s even in cars, starting with the autumn 2023 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. MBUX, a forerunner of MB.OS, will be updated in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. MB.OS will debut in Mercedes’ late 2024 automobiles. The Mercedes E-Class will have more than TikTok. Mercedes’ involvement in the Chinese market makes it …
Read More »TikTok beta-launches the “Creativity Program” creator fund
TikTok launched its “Creativity Program” beta today. The company claims the program will increase creator revenue and opportunities. Invite-only creators can join the program today, with all eligible creators joining soon. TikTok didn’t disclose the program’s budget because it’s still in development. The company didn’t specify how many followers or …
Read More »Live “TikTok Trivia” game to award $500K
Today, TikTok announced “TikTok Trivia,” a 5-day live trivia game for U.S. users 18 years or older to win a share of a $500,000 prize pool by answering multiple-choice questions about beauty, lifestyle, music, and sports. Next week’s TikTok Trivia runs from February 22 to 26. TikTok Trivia will have …
Read More »Commentary from former Vine executives on Elon Musk’s proposal to revive the app
Former workers claim a revival would have a difficult time competing with TikTok, which now rules the short-form video market. On October 30, Elon Musk, who had just been named “Chief Twit,” published a Twitter poll asking the straightforward question, “Bring back Vine?” After almost five million votes, the survey …
Read More »Your TV will soon carry YouTube Shorts, which are quickly taking over the platform
Shorts will succeed by combining short-form and long-form YouTube, but doing so without complicating and destroying the rest of the program won’t be simple. It’s working with YouTube Shorts. Todd Sherman is certain about that. Sherman, the product manager for YouTube’s short-form, endless-scrolling TikTok rival, is quick to cite the …
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