ByteDance has been working on addressing data security concerns raised by Chinese regulators.

The centre is set to create more than 50 new jobs in security, privacy and policy

Social media platforms are under ongoing pressure to do more to combat the spread of harmful material online, with keen interest being paid to apps such as TikTok because of its predominantly younger user base.

Leo Varadkar sent letters to Facebook, Twitter, Google, and TikTok in the wake of violent protests on the streets of Dublin earlier this year.

A spokeswoman for the department said the project is expected to run for at least six months

TikTok is expanding its maximum video length to three minutes in the hope it will promote “richer storytelling and entertainment” among its users. Currently, videos uploaded to the social media platform are limited to one minute.

TikTok revealed it had removed more than 7.2 million accounts because they believed they belonged to someone under the age of 13 during the first three months of the year.

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TikTok is to allow users to delete or report harmful comments in bulk and block multiple accounts at once for the first time. The video-sharing app said the change is part of its continued efforts to combat bullying and harassment.

The founder of TikTok’s Chinese owner has said he will give up his job as CEO to focus on longer-term initiatives. The move comes amid uncertainty over whether the US government will force the sale of the popular short video service’s US arm.

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It comes as the social media platform continues to face questions over its security

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Pakistan’s media regulatory agency has reinstated access to the Chinese video service TikTok, after a court banned it weeks ago and urged authorities to ensure that it carried no “vulgar” content.

TikTok has joined an online campaign fronted by wildlife protection organisations aiming to reduce the trafficking of animals on the internet.

Some people on TikTok saw the full moon as a chance at a fresh start, akin to New Year's resolution

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TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay 92 million dollars (£65.

The video-sharing app said it took down more than six million accounts for violating its guidelines, as well as nearly 9.5 million spam accounts

The Biden administration is backing away from Donald Trump’s attempt to ban TikTok, asking a court to postpone a legal dispute over the proposed move as it reviews national security threats posed by Chinese technology companies.

The clip showed a tripod and car set up by a level crossing north of Bolton with the caption “Would you take the risk to get the shot no one else would?”

The accounts of TikTok users under the age of 16 will now be private by default, the company has announced, meaning only people approved by the user can view their videos.

Judge Carl Nichols is the second federal judge to fully block the Trump administration’s economic sanctions against the app as the court cases proceed.

Irish TikTok stars are taking part in challenge to live with their hands bandaged up to raise awareness of the painful skin disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

TikTok is tightening its enforcement policies around hateful content by pledging to strengthen its action against coded language linked to hate speech.

Pakistan blocked the Chinese social media app TikTok, saying the company failed to fully comply with the instructions to develop an effective mechanism to control unlawful content.

A US judge has temporarily blocked an order which would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from smartphone app stores in the country. The order, from the administration of Donald Trump, was due to take effect at 11. 59pm on Sunday.

Lawyers for TikTok have pleaded with a US federal judge to delay the Trump administration’s ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect later on Sunday.

US president's move would remove video app used by 19 million Americans from Apple and Android stores 

TikTok’s owner has applied for a Chinese technology export licence as it tries to complete a deal with Oracle and Walmart to keep the popular video app operating in the US.

TikTok has banned weight loss supplements and fasting apps from advertising on the platform as part of a policy change targeting the weight loss industry.

Video clips of a man taking his own life which spread on TikTok were amplified by a “co-ordinated attack”, the social media site has told UK MPs.

President Donald Trump says he has given his “blessing” to a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for the US operations of TikTok, the Chinese-owned app he has targeted for national security and data privacy concerns.

The US Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions using TikTok and WeChat starting on Sunday.

TikTok has hit 100 million users in Europe, the app’s bosses have said. The video platform, which allows users to share short clips they have shot on a smartphone, launched in September 2016.

TikTok’s owner has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal.

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal.

Microsoft says its bid to buy popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, removing a leading suitor for the Chinese-owned app a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban it in the US.

TikTok says it is working to remove videos of a man taking his own life and is banning users who try to share the clip on the platform. The footage was originally live-streamed on Facebook but has since circulated on other social media platforms.

"Let's not publicly shame but redouble our efforts to communicate the dangers of this virus to everyone," said Paul Reid.

The Chinese government is complicating the US government-ordered sale of US TikTok assets.