The rise — and potential fall — of TikTok in the US
The possibility of the U.S. outlawing TikTok kept influencers and users in anxious limbo during the four-plus years that ...
TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people — unlike its Chinese equivalent, 'The Anxious Generation' author tells BI
Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, is very different and "much more pro-social," NYU professor Jonathan Haidt told ...
5 TikToK Alternatives—And The Pros And Cons Of Each
With a TikTok ban coming soon, what are the alternatives? Here are 5 similar apps to consider, along with the pros and cons ...
The Difference Between TikTok and Free Expression
But a window has been opened for acknowledging that, as a matter of law, protecting human expression is qualitatively ...
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Alternative to TikTok? Douyin now open to international users, claim netizens
Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, which is limited to domestic users can now be accessed internationally amid the brief ban of the popular social media platform TikTok, according to a few X ...
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TikTok or Douyin use rate 21.67%: survey
More than one-fifth of Taiwanese adults used TikTok or Douyin (抖音) — the Chinese version of TikTok — at least once during a three-month period last year, a report released by the Ministry of Digital ...
What’s happening on RedNote? A media scholar explains the app TikTok users are fleeing to – and the cultural moment unfolding there
(THE CONVERSATION) TikTok refugees fled by the millions to RedNote, a Chinese app, in response to the TikTok ban, which went into effect Jan. 19, 2025. The company shut down the app shortly before ...
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The rise — and potential fall — of TikTok in the US
In 2016, ByteDance launched a short-form video platform called Douyin in China and ... India banned TikTok — along with other Chinese apps — the same year following a military clash along ...
RedNote Is the U.S.-China Peace Talks We Need
An American influx to the social media app has shown people in both countries what every day life is like.
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In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do
Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is the nation’s third most popular app, at 900 million monthly active users. Its version of BookTok is even more influential than its Western counterpart.
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TikTok ban begins in the US a day before Donald Trump's inauguration
There, users are shown the same message and given the option ... where ByteDance instead offers Douyin, the Chinese sibling of TikTok that follows Beijing’s strict censorship rules.
Alternative to TikTok? Douyin now open to international users, claim netizens
Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is now accessible to international users, allowing them to join the platform using ...