Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 12:47PM TikTok might be experimenting with longer videos. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared on Twitter a screenshot of an update giving him the option to record videos up to three minutes in length.
Right now, TikTok allows its users to record up to a minute in length, which has proven successful for the social network.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 6:32AM It looks like Microsoft isn't the only company looking to acquire TikTok from Chinese company ByteDance. New reports claim Oracle is holding preliminary talks with ByteDance to acquire its operations in Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. The company is reportedly working with US venture capital firms General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, which already have a stake in TikTok. TikTok is facing a ban in the US after the country's lawmakers accused it of being a threat to national security.
Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 3:49PM TikTok might be taking legal action against the White House over the ban of its service, and it might do it soon. According to an NPR source, the company plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration as early as August 11, contending the executive order to ban "transactions" with TikTok's parent company ByteDance unconstitutional. TikTok argues it violated its due process right to respond, and that the national security rationale used for justifying the order is "pure speculation and conjecture."
According to the unnamed source, the White House didn't have investigators contact the company ahead of an enforcement action, as is the standard process with companies. And so, TikTok's team reportedly believes it's a breach of procedure. The social media company hasn't commented yet on the possibility of an impending lawsuit. Still, it has acknowledged beliefs that the order was issued "without any due process" and "no substantiation" regarding the security allegations.
Source: Engadget
Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 4:35AM If recent reports are accurate, Microsoft doesn't just want part of TikTok's business. The tech giant supposedly set its sights on a total buyout of TikTok's global business from China-based company ByteDance. The deal, however, wouldn't include ByteDance's sister Chinese app Douyin.
The report surfaces in the same week Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talked to US President Donald Trump about exploring the idea of acquiring TikTok's US, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand businesses. Microsoft and ByteDance refused to comment about the rumours, and some reports refute the rumours. For now, we're keeping our eyes peeled for any updates on the popular app's future.
Source: CNET
