TikTok
TikTok - or Tik Tok - is the hot new social app taking over the world. It's made by China's new media startup empire, Bytedance.
AI came for microdramas. Now it wants the whole picture
With the microdrama industry set to rake in US$11 billion by late 2026, AI studios from China to India are racing to secure global dominance.
Elyssa Lopez · · 7 min read
TikTok to pay $400m to settle US child privacy claims
The case follows a 2019 FTC action against TikTok’s predecessor, Musical.ly.
Minh Le · · 1 min read
TikTok explores money transfers through direct messages
TikTok Pay already handles Shop purchases across Southeast Asia.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min read
Behind TikTok Shop’s logistics gamble in Indonesia
The platform had the scale to own logistics in the country but chose a different path from Shopee. We unpack the strategy.
Jofie Yordan · · 6 min readTikTok agrees to settle 3 youth suits ahead of trial
TikTok and Snap had previously settled with that plaintiff before trial.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readTikTok Shop’s logistics trade-off in ID
Why TikTok Shop isn’t building in-house logistics in Indonesia despite its scale, and why our Batam analysis is worth revisiting.
Jofie Yordan · · 5 min readSouth Korea fines TikTok $7m for ad data violations
The regulator said the company used the data for personalized ads without properly notifying users, in violation of the country’s personal information law.
Minh Le · · 1 min readSnap nears settlement in teen addiction lawsuit
R.K.C., a Florida teen, alleges social media features caused anxiety and depression.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readTikTok faces UK probe over child safety checks
Ofcom said in May that TikTok had not set out meaningful steps to protect children in the UK from harmful online content.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readTikTok reportedly cut over 450 Tokopedia tech jobs
ByteDance staff in China now run the technology behind Tokopedia and TikTok Shop, the report said.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read