TikTok announces new fund to pay creative users for content

TikTok, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, has insisted the Chinese state does not have access to any of the personal information of its users.

TikTok has announced a fund to pay European creative users of the video platform for their content.

Marking two years since the app launched, TikTok said it would allocate around £54 million in the next year to help “talented individuals turn their creativity into a career”.