The Ogun State Police Command has announced its intention to prosecute a TikTok content creator, identified as Mirabel, following her reported confession that a viral rape allegation she made was fabricated. The development follows the emergence of a recorded telephone conversation between Mirabel and social media commentator VeryDarkMan (VDM), in which she admitted to falsifying […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended Google, Microsoft, and TikTok for their compliance with Nigeria’s Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries. The agency said the companies’ efforts to align with the code, issued jointly with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), are part of […]
BY AKINTOLA OLANIYAN TikTok has never been my thing. I avoid that platform not because some of the viral videos have no cultural value, but because the fleeting nature of most of them somehow reminds me of the generally annoying, dumbed-down standard of social media content. Notwithstanding, there are times when I am forced to […]
TikTok hosted its second Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Safer Internet Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, bringing together government officials, regulators, and industry leaders from across the region to discuss key issues related to online safety, content moderation, and digital policy development. Delegates from several Sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and […]
Social media giant, TikTok has reinforced its commitment to online safety by removing over two million videos in Nigeria between July and September 2024. According to its latest Q3 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, 99.1% of these videos were taken down within 24 hours of being posted. With millions of videos uploaded daily by its over […]
TikTok celebrates Nigerian creative community Video-sharing platform, TikTok has celebrated its Nigerian TikTok community, saying they’ve successfully addressed pivotal issues. This comes with its Year on TikTok 2022 announcement were eight creators across Sub-Saharan Africa will be awarded through TikTok’s inaugural #TopCreator2022 awards. Boniswa Sidwaba, TikTok’s Head of Content Programming Sub-Saharan Africa, while heaping praises […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned about the potential harm of taking part in the Invisible Challenge on short-form video hosting service, TikTok, revealing that it exposes devices to Information-Stealing Malware. An NCC-CSIRT advisory said threat actors have taken advantage of a viral TikTok challenge, known as the Invisible […]
● TikTok also partners with local organization, Data Science Network, to educate teachers, parents & guardians on TikTok safety features Boasting over 1 billion active users monthly, TikTok remains an entertainment platform dedicated to empowering creatives. Lauded for its innovative, diverse community and the family-friendly culture it has espoused, another factor that has led to […]
Indeed, dreams do come true and there is power in believing as Nigerian-born TikTok comedienne, content creator and actor, Kate Denis popularly known as Otweytwey has met with one of her followers who really desired and longed to see her. The fan with the TikTok handle @Princess had cried and dreamt that she would meet […]
One of the billionaire co-founders of TikTok, Zhang Yiming announces that he would be stepping as the CEO of the parent company of TikTok, ByteDance, to spend more time reading, traveling, and Daydreaming. Zhang Yiming, 38, said Thursday, May 20, that he will leave the role because he lacks managerial skills. He added that he […]
Zhang Yiming, the CEO of TikTok, has stepped down with a net worth of $44 billion to read books and daydream. In an official letter to his staff, Yiming said he lacked certain qualities that would make him an ideal boss, according to CelebrityNetWorth. He said; “The truth is, I lack some of the skills […]
A Moscow court has fined social media app TikTok 2.6 million roubles ($34,000) over failure to delete content that the court said was related unsanctioned rallies, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The case follows series of other steps taken by Moscow recently to pressure western internet companies, having punitively slowed down Twitter while also […]
Sharon Isaalah, Lagos A 12-year-old girl is hoping to take legal action against video-sharing app TikTok, claiming the company uses children’s data unlawfully. A court has ruled the girl can remain anonymous if the case goes ahead. The action is being supported by Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England. She believes TikTok has broken […]
The Department of Commerce has announced that TikTok and WeChat will be banned from app stores in the U.S. from Sunday, September 20, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: Chinese-owned TikTok to be banned from US – Trump In a press release on Friday September 18, the department stated: ‘In response to President Trump’s Executive Orders […]
TikTok is warning parents and users over a suicide video that has been embedded in a clip, Daily Times Nigeria has gathered. The video showing an American man taking his own life came from a Facebook livestream and has been uploaded to various social media platforms, sometimes edited into other, unrelated videos. READ ALSO: TikTok […]
The Chinese government has reacted angrily to the United States’ ban on the use of social media giants, TikTok and WeChat in the US country. READ ALSO: China refuses US ‘theft’ of TikTok , has… Daily Times reports that US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to block all U.S. transactions with […]
China says it will not accept the U.S.’ “theft” of a Chinese technology company, state media reported on Tuesday. The Trump administration’s pressuring of ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company in China, to sell its U.S. operations to Microsoft or risk closure amounts to a “smash and grab,” the state-run China Daily newspaper wrote in an editorial. […]
Microsoft said it is planning to acquire TikTok in US operations after the Trump administration threatened to ban the Chinese-made app. Sources according to Metro news, UK, revealed that Donald Trump gave ByteDance – the Chinese owners of TikTok – 45 days to orchestrate a deal with Microsoft. US officials said TikTok under its Chinese […]
President Donald Trump said Friday he will bar fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence. US officials and lawmakers in recent weeks have voiced fears of the wildly popular video platform being used by Beijing for nefarious purposes, […]
Indian Nimisha Singh has gotten into trouble with her own tiktok #wipeitdownchallenge. Singh uploaded her own entry for the challenge video on her Instagram account only for her family and friends to realize that it’s the first time in 12 years she has wiped the mirror. The mirror was filled with dust as she wiped […]