W hen Congress passed a bill in April 2024 ordering ByteDance to either sell TikTok or face a ban, many speculated that ByteDance would opt to sell, because the American market was too valuable to relinquish freely.
TikTok fans in the U.S. are racing to secure alternatives and safeguard their digital empires ahead of a looming shutdown, evoking the chaos of India's 2020 ban that erased the app from the lives of 200 million users overnight.
When India banned TikTok in June 2020, Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube gained big time. Will it be the same with the US suspension?
US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc has warned it may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India. The move comes in response to an antitrust directive from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The directive stops WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta for advertising reasons, according to a court filing by the company.
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These new Reels features are rolling out in the US first, with plans to expand to other regions in the future. With TikTok's potential exit, Instagram is strategically positioning itself to capture the attention of displaced users seeking similar content-sharing platforms.
Mohammed Shami is set to return to Team India for the T20I series against England after nearly a year away from cricket. He is expected to be included in the 15-man squad to be announced today, potentially leading the pace attack in Bumrah's absence.
Meta may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned its WhatsApp messaging service from sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes, according to a court filing by the U.
It is possible TikTok may become inaccessible to American users this Sunday because of a tussle between the US government and TikTok. Now, tech giants like Instagram and YouTube are hoping to scoop these users if the app stops working in the US.
Kerala's Muhammed Riswan's freestyle football trick made his reel one of the most-viewed in Instagram history with 554 million views.
The Indian Government’s action in 2020 serves as a case study of how quickly platforms can be sidelined due to regulatory decisions.