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UNCOVERED: 3 | History Defined

JAKARTA: Inside a shophouse in Northeast Jakarta, dozens of salespeople take turns peddling cosmetics, contact lenses and hair accessories. A woman helps a potential customer choose the right shade of lipstick for her skin tone, while a man yells out the latest markdown on vitamin tablets.

Bangkok Post

Chinese influencer impersonates Russian soldier using deepfake filter

An man posing as "Paul Kochadie" fooled over 400,000 followers on his Douyin account (TikTok's equivalent in China) by using artificial intelligence to pretend to be a Russian soldier on the Ukrainian frontline. This man, who sent "daily" updates about the war in Ukraine, was neither Russian nor a soldier,…

France 24

Glum Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety

Photos shared on social media show students draping themselves over park benches or stairs in poses of dejection

The Guardian - UK

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ByteDance Wants to Build an Everything App to Rival WeChat

The company behind TikTok aims to provide food delivery, travel bookings and whatever else people want.

Businessweek

Livestreamer famed for drinking challenges found dead after downing 7 bottles of spirits

Brother Three Thousand, a livestreamer on China's version of TikTok Douyin, broadcast himself downing bottles of spirits before he was discovered dead several hours later

Daily Mirror

Livestreamer dies after drinking seven bottles of alcohol on Chinese TikTok

The streamer was found 12 hours after his broadcast on the Chinese version of TikTok, Douyin

Wales Online

Migrants find tips on Chinese version of TikTok for long trek to U.S.-Mexico border

FRONTON, Texas -Lihua Wu's journey to the United States started when she scrolled past the words "The Route", one of several common hashtags on Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, advising migrants on the irregular overland trek across Latin America to the United States, also known online as "the Big…

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Meituan Muscles In on Livestreaming E-Commerce With Inaugural Event

Some $12.5 million in coupons were sold during a marketing extravaganza that included an 11-hour livestream shopping show, featuring brands such as Luckin Coffee and budget boba tea chain Mixue Bingcheng

Caixin Global

Leaked iPhone 15 Pro dummy teases much-rumored design changes

A leaked iPhone 15 Pro model seemingly corroborates many of the design rumors we've already heard about the device.

TechRadar

Woman walks again 4 years after husband pushed her off cliff, killing baby

A brave Chinese woman who lost the baby she was carrying when her husband pushed her off a cliff in Thailand four years ago can now stand and walk by herself.

Bangkok Post

Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has endured a nearly six-hour grilling by U.S. lawmakers, some of whom are pushing to ban the popular short-video app nationwide

The Independent UK

China: the rise of TikTok sister app Douyin as a powerful consumer tool

Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok’s sister app as a way to complain about products and are finding it a powerful asset.

The Conversation

China could be harvesting TikTok data, but much of the user information is already out in the open

The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users. Whether the app poses a security risk remains unclear, but TikTok has now been banned from government devices in several countries.

The Conversation

The TikTok logo: history and inspiration

Discover the hidden meaning behind the TikTok logo.

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New Zealand to ban TikTok on parliamentary devices, as researchers warn Australian politicians of 'proven' ties to China's government

New Zealand is effectively banning Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from the phones of MPs over cybersecurity concerns.

Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: TikTok’s Chinese Twin Is Taking On Alibaba and Meituan for E-Commerce Market Share

Like ByteDance’s TikTok, the Douyin video sharing app deploys live-streaming in the competition for consumers in the online marketplace

Daily Mirror

Food influencer fined £15,000 for cooking and eating great white shark in viral video

Food blogger Tizi was fined £14,900 after breaking Chinese laws protecting endangered species by cooking and eating a great white shark and posting the video on social media site Douyin

Reason

TikTok Is Not a National Security Threat

Bipartisan efforts to ban the app in America would be a great blow to our economy and our liberty.

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Dying man, 88, tells wife to 'live life and be happy' as he utters final words

The footage has been posted online on video sharing platform Douyin by a relative with the username Xin Jing Jia You. it was taken at the 88-year-old’s bedside just before he died in December

Bangkok Post

TikTok's Efforts to Distance Itself From Chinese Parent Stumble Over Talent

TikTok has accelerated efforts to move workers away from China in an attempt to distance itself from its Chinese parent, but the short-video app still counts on local talent to handle some key functions and continues to recruit there.

Caixin Global

Douyin Accused of Foul Play Over World Cup 4K Streaming Rights

Court orders ByteDance’s popular short video app to remove ads promoting its 4K live streaming after a China Mobile subsidiary complained

Bangkok Post

Top influencers on China's version of TikTok are twin brothers with over 100m followers

Twin brothers who star in their own video skits about daily life have become the most popular influencers on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, amassing more than 100 million followers in four years.

The Guardian - US

From dance videos to global sensation: what you need to know about TikTok’s rise

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

Radio France Internationale

Chinese tech giants submit 'top secret' algorithms to Beijing regulator

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.

The Times of India

Chinese government asked TikTok for stealth propaganda account

BEIJING: A Chinese government entity responsible for public relations attempted to open a stealth account on TikTok targeting Western audiences with propaganda, according to internal messages seen by Bloomberg.

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