UNCOVERED: 3 | History Defined

What Is ByteDance, The TikTok Parent In US Crosshairs?

From its birth in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago, ByteDance grew into one of the world's biggest tech firms -- best known in most countries as the creator of TikTok.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2024

Taobao Launches Livestreamer Sandbox in Fight for Market Share

The Alibaba shopping unit will provide celebrities, influencers and institutions with a host of services to help them speak to the masses in real time

Caixin Global · Feb 22, 2024

Tencent-ByteDance Ceasefire Holds With Honor of Kings Deal

The agreement will allow the popular battle arena game to be streamed on Douyin in the wake of a longrunning tussle over copyrights

Caixin Global · Jan 15, 2024

China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day

China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to firms such as Tencent and ByteDance, which run social media platforms and online games

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Shopping the next frontier for TikTok

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 · Jul 8, 2023

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 · Jun 27, 2023

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 · Jun 15, 2023

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 · Jun 14, 2023

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 · May 23, 2023

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 · May 22, 2023