Of course, with all the shiny gadgets coming out, it was only a matter of time before mom and dad sat us down to go over the rules. Labels, please TikTok says that if your content contains realistic scenes made by AI, you must mark it accordingly. A simple sticker or a caption like “fake,” …
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Oof, talk about Monday blues. Back the ban Six more US senators have sponsored legislation to give president Joe Biden powers to ban TikTok in the country. The US Congress will question TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on March 23 before deciding on next steps. No more kiwis Meanwhile, New Zealand is the latest country …
As Rocky Balboa would say, fighters fight. And it looks like TikTok won’t go down without one. Turns out the company is considering a few potential scenarios to avoid crackdowns by European and US governments. Worst case scenario? Bye, ByteDance Leaks from inside the company claim TikTok’s leadership discussed breaking off from parent company ByteDance, …
Ever seen the claims about how people use TikTok as a search engine? Well, the app has been listening. And now, TikTok is putting on goggles and diving into the search ad market. Somewhere between Google and Microsoft Advertisers will be able to bid to keywords and phrases just like on Bing or Google, but …
Since 2021, TikTok’s Promote tool has made it possible to turn organic vertical videos into ads. Pretty cool. Now the company is adding a few more features to Promote which should give you more options around who you target – and what you’re targeting them for. So shiny In a bid to “make advertising easier …
Three things we can count in the billions: Jeff Bezos’ dollars, the number of trees planted since 2020… and the number of social media users. According to the Digital 2023: Global Overview Report, Facebook and YouTube are the most used social media platforms in the world, with 2.95B and 2.5B users respectively. ⚡️THREAD: Global Social …
A top European Union (EU) official has urged TikTok to comply with upcoming content rules or face a ban. Yikes. What he said: EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted, “With younger audiences comes greater responsibility.” With younger audiences comes greater responsibility. As a platform reaching millions of young Europeans, #TikTok has to fully comply …
Like surprises? Then how’s this one: Your secondhand jeans are more first-hand, shall we say, when it comes to retail growth. The resale market has grown by 24% in 2022 as more and more consumers turn their heads towards thrift shopping. Gonna pop some tags: Experts forecast that the industry could hit $300B in revenue …
The clock’s been “tiking” for TikTok ever since the US banned the app on government devices. And TikTok is already making moves to prevent a nationwide ban from happening… Transparency talks: The discussions between ByteDance—TikTok’s parent company—and US officials and lawmakers are becoming more urgent. So ByteDance has proposed “measures to ensure oversight” in an …
You post a video on TikTok. It gets a million views. People are making all sorts of jokes—some funny, some unbearable—in the comments. You’ve made it big. Or have you? As you look through your Shopify analytics, you realize your viral video didn’t generate as many sales as you wanted it to. Why is that? …
