Tag: TikTok
Police arrest woman for allegedly threatening President Mahama’s life on TikTok
A joint police operation has led to the arrest of a woman accused of issuing death threats against President John…
Uganda prison officer sacked for ‘politicking’ on TikTok
A Uganda prison officer has been sacked for criticising the government on TikTok, in a rare move authorities said amounted…
US to ban Tik Tok and WeChat downloads in 48 hours
TikTok and WeChat will be banned from US app stores from Sunday, unless President Donald Trump agrees to a last-minute…
YouTube is launching a short-form video format to compete with TikTok
YouTube is launching a new short-form video format that seems an awful lot like TikTok. YouTube “Shorts” are 15-second videos…
TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour
Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected,…
TikTok tries to remove widely shared suicide clip
Video-sharing site TikTok is struggling to take down clips showing a man killing himself. The footage, which has been circulating…