China’s internet regulator has introduced regulations to keep kids from spending too much time online. The rules issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) amount to some of the toughest restrictions on internet use on the planet, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Aug. 2), and could...
ByteDance, the parent company of popular social media app TikTok, is on a mission to become China’s next “everything app” to rival the success of WeChat by Tencent. With most of its $80 billion annual revenue coming from social media ad revenue, ByteDance has been testing its Douyin app,...
Today in retail, Grove brings its sustainable cleaning products into three more retail chains, while Conn’s CEO sees payment options for everyone. Plus, Pinterest adds new shopping features, grocery sales are critical to Walmart’s last-mile transformation, U.S. retail spending was up 9.5% in June and...
China’s Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is suing fellow internet titan Tencent over allegedly monopolistic behavior. According to CGTN, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court has accepted Douyin’s case. Douyin has accused Tencent of restricting Douyin video content on Tencent apps such as WeChat and...
August 02, 2023
China’s internet regulator has introduced regulations to keep kids from spending too much time online. The rules issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) amount to some of the toughest restrictions on internet use on the planet, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Aug. 2), and could potentially be a blow to social media giants like Tencent […]
June 14, 2023
ByteDance, the parent company of popular social media app TikTok, is on a mission to become China’s next “everything app” to rival the success of WeChat by Tencent. With most of its $80...
February 08, 2021
China’s Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is suing fellow internet titan Tencent over allegedly monopolistic behavior. According to CGTN, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court has accepted Douyin’s case. Douyin...
January 19, 2021
ByteDance has launched a mobile payments service for Douyin, the Chinese version of the popular short-video app TikTok, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Jan. 19). The Beijing company is looking to...
