The U.S. House of Representatives on March 13 passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat. The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, now … Read more
During the festival of Tihar, Kathmandu, the national capital of Nepal, usually remains quiet. Offices, courts, schools and institutions remain closed. In the evenings and nights, the quietness gets punctuated by sounds of firecrackers, which are officially banned in Nepal. This year too, on November 13, there was a usual quietness due to Tihar. And … Read more
The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones, officials said Friday, March 17 2023. | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand … Read more
The TikTok logo. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS TikTok will be banned from U.K. government phones amid security concerns around the Chinese-owned social media video app, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden announced in Parliament on Thursday. The ban brings the U.K. in line with the U.S., Canada and the European Union (EU) and also India … Read more
Sensor Tower counted 34 million downloads for Snack in August and 18 million for first 15 days of September. Synopsis Snack Video escaped the wide-ranging government ban on Chinese apps, and in August it was the most downloaded video app on App Store and Google Play. Following Snack is MX Player’s TakaTak, data shared by … Read more