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TikTok Unveils Major UK Expansion: 500+ New Jobs & a New Office on the Horizon
June 10, 2025 – On Monday, TikTok unveiled its plans to significantly ramp up its investment in the United Kingdom, with the creation of 500 new job positions. The UK stands as TikTok’s largest user base in Europe. In a statement, TikTok mentioned, “This year, the total number of TikTok employees in the UK will…
TikTok’s AI Smart Keyword Blocker: Learns & Refines for Precise Content Curation
June 4, 2025 – TikTok unveiled its “AI-Powered Smart Keyword Filter” yesterday, leveraging artificial intelligence to assist users in more effectively curating the content they see on their “For You” page. While TikTok had previously offered a keyword filtering feature that allowed users to block content associated with specific terms, the new “Smart Filter” takes…
TikTok Unveils $1B Finnish Data Hub to Safeguard 175M European Users
May 7, 2025 – TikTok made a significant announcement today, revealing plans to establish its inaugural office in Finland and launch its first data center project in Kouvola as part of the “Clover Initiative.” The data center, which will be constructed by local developer HyperCo Oy, involves a total investment of 1 billion euros. TikTok…
TikTok Eyes Japan’s E-Commerce Arena: Live Shopping Blitz Slated for Launch in Months
April 27, 2025 – According to a report from Nikkei News released earlier today, TikTok is gearing up to make a strategic entry into Japan’s burgeoning e-commerce sector within the coming months. Insider sources reveal the company is actively finalizing preparations to onboard sellers for its localized shopping platform, TikTok Shop, in the country. TikTok…
TikTok Makes a Comeback on Google Play Store Following Apple’s App Store Return
February 14, 2025 – Following the U.S. government’s assurance that it would not immediately enforce the ban, Apple and Google have reinstated TikTok on their respective app stores. Apple stated that the application would be back online later on Thursday, while TikTok has already made its reappearance on Google’s Play Store. The development comes after…
TikTok Gets a Breather: Trump’s 75-Day Grace Period on ‘Ban Unless Sold’ Law
January 21, 2025 – On January 20th, local time, former U.S. President Trump signed an executive order, temporarily suspending the implementation of the “ban unless sold” law targeting the short-video social media platform TikTok for the next 75 days. According to previous reports, on April 24th of last year, President Biden signed a bill passed…
TikTok Announces Revival of Services for American Users
January 20, 2025 – In a statement released on social media platform X on January 19, local time, TikTok announced that it was in the process of restoring services for users in the United States. Furthermore, the company revealed plans to collaborate with President-elect Trump of the United States to develop a long-term solution that…
TikTok’s CEO Vows to Secure Platform’s Flourishing, Expresses Appreciation to Trump
January 18, 2025 – In a video message released on TikTok just four hours ago, the platform’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, assured the public that he would leave no stone unturned to ensure TikTok’s continued prosperity. On Friday local time, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling declaring the “ban if not sold” law…
TikTok’s Fate in US Sealed as Supreme Court Supports Ban
January 18, 2025 – The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of maintaining the ban on short-video social media platform TikTok, setting the stage for the app’s potential removal from US markets as early as January 19th. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court stated that the provisionss at issue do not violate…
WeChat and TikTok Ahead in Malaysia’s Social Media Licensing, Google and X Fall Short
January 2, 2025 – According to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Elon Musk’s X platform and Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube under its Alphabet umbrella, have not yet applied for a social media operating license under the new Malaysian law that took effect on Wednesday. MCMC reports that X has…