People walk past the headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of video sharing app TikTok, in Beijing in 2020. AFP via Getty Images. At least five senior leaders hired to head departments at
30 June 2023. With threats of a TikTok ban still circulating in the U.S., parent company ByteDance’s perceived ties to the Chinese government have never been more of a liability. But while TikTok hangs in the balance, another ByteDance-owned app has been quietly making inroads in select markets around the world.Reuters. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Thursday denied the popular social media app has links to the Chinese Communist Party, dismissing even the notion that its Beijing-based parent ByteDance is a
October 3, 2023. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reporting from The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are today demanding answers from TikTok over the company’s decision to hire several high-level executives from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. Given the Chinese government
Luohe is a city located in central China’s Henan Province. The notice informed all-party committees to set up accounts on Toutiao, a popular news aggregator app owned by ByteDance. It then Sep 15, 2022, 1:30 PM UTC. Nick Barclay / The Verge. Ever since TikTok became the most-downloaded consumer app in the world, it’s been an open question when the ByteDance-owned service would .