Tiktok
Released in 2016 , TikTok is a short-form video hosting social media service. It is owned by a Chinese company, ByteDance. These user-submitted videos have gained global popularity over time and have resulted in a line of trends, celebrities and more. In 2020, TikTok was banned in India under the claims of it being a risk to privacy and security. Outlawing the app has been a topic of debate since. Get the latest TikTok news, videos, headlines, opinions, reports and more here.
EU accuses TikTok of addictive design that harms children, seeks changes to protect users
EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design' that harms children, seeks changes to protect users
3 min read6 Feb 2026Saturday Feeling: The videos we can't stop watching, safari menus go gourmet and other stories to read
Small-town creators are elbowing their way onto Instagram, forcing themselves back onto screens, past an algorithm that tried keeping them out
3 min read31 Jan 2026The return of small-town creators on Instagram
Tracing the rise, erasure, and quiet resurgence of small-town creators long positioned as ‘outsiders' to Instagram's dominant aesthetic. What it says about urban India's internet consumption and the idea of belonging online
11 min read30 Jan 2026TikTok down in the United States? Hundreds of users flag glitch - Current status here
TikTok is experiencing significant issues in the US, with thousands of users reporting outages on Sunday, according to DownDetector. Here's everything you need to know about the reported outage.
1 min read25 Jan 2026Chinese apps dominated Android and iOS downloads in US in 2025 — Here's how TikTok, CapCut, Temu, Shein fared
Des[ite pressure from the Donald Trump administration, Chinese apps continued to dominate download list in the United States last year. Here's how ByteDance's TikTok and CapCut, and fashion retailers Temu and Shein fared.
2 min read24 Jan 2026TikTok deal timeline: From proposed ban in 2020 to ByteDance JV for US unit sale in 2026 — Here's all you need to know
TikTok deal timeline: Here's all you need to know from the ban first proposed by Donald Trump in 2020, to Congress action, and parent ByteDance forming a JV to sell TikTok's US unit in 2026 in line with the government deal.
3 min read23 Jan 2026Trump thanks Xi as TikTok seals deal with Oracle, others; hints at China visit later in 2026
US President Donald Trump thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for approving the TikTok deal, crediting the app with helping him win youth support in 2024 US presidential elections. He also praised his team, including V-P J D Vance, for pushing the joint venture with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX.
1 min read23 Jan 2026TikTok, parent ByteDance form JV to transfer parts of US business to investors Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX
TikTok and its parent ByteDance have formed a joint venture to transfer parts of TikTok's US business to non-Chinese owners, ensuring the app's future in the US. This deal aims to secure the popular video app's future in the US and avoid a nationwide ban.
1 min read23 Jan 20262026 is the new 2016: Kareena Kapoor's bump year; see Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt's throwback post on viral trend
The ‘simpler times' took netizens back to the pre-COVID era and was started by Taybra Fang's TikTok video.
3 min read18 Jan 2026How Meta's Reels became a $50 billion business
Once a TikTok wannabe, Instagram's video feature is now a hit with users and advertisers. Can it make the leap to television?
3 min read1 Jan 2026