Tag: TikTok
Shopify and TikTok expand partnership, launch TikTok Shopping
Shopify and TikTok today have an expansion to their partnership, launching a new way for entrepreneurs to reach consumers with TikTok Shopping. Shopify merchants will soon be able to add a shopping tab to their TikTok profiles by syncing their product catalogues to create a mini-storefront. The move will make it easier for creators to…
Tech Digest daily round up: Twitter trials misinformation reporting
Twitter is introducing a new feature on a trial basis to test the ability for users to report misleading posts. The move follows a wave of criticism of social media companies for facilitating the spread of misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Twitter currently allows users to report posts, the subsequent pop-up doesn't contain a…
Tech Digest daily round up: Samsung unveils Google Wear OS watches
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, as it hits reset on its smartwatch range. It has replaced its own TizenOS operating system for Google's Wear OS, and killed off the Active 2 range in favour of a singular smartwatch brand. It was revealed at an Unpacked event,…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok world’s most downloaded app
TikTok was the world's most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by Facebook to make the global top five of downloads. In its home country, TikTok's owner ByteDance also holds the…
TikTok teams up with Spotify for promotion
TikTok has teamed up with Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming service, to offer eligible members of its community four months free of Spotify Premium in the UK, as well as six other European markets. The offer is available to eligible users who are age 18+ with a TikTok profile in the UK, France,…
TikTok TV app coming to Fire TV devices in Europe
Starting today, people in the UK, France and Germany will be able to be entertained by TikTok content on Amazon Fire TV devices on their big screen at home. This provides another option for people in Europe to easily access and enjoy TikTok's entertaining and trending content via their TV. The TikTok TV app has…
Tech Digest daily round up: TikTok ‘closely controlled by Chinese parent company’
Former TikTok employees say the hugely popular video app is closely controlled by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, raising privacy concerns that the government in Beijing could leverage the app to collect personal information about Americans as part of its sprawling digital surveillance apparatus. Former employees told CNBC in a new report that key decisions and meetings usually ran through China, and…
Brits spend up to 51% of time in front of screen, claims study
A shocking new study by Uswitch has analysed how much time Brits are spending in front of a screen and the effects this can have on their wellbeing. The study reveals that the UK is spending a whopping 386 minutes (6.4 hours) using the internet every day - almost equivalent to an average shift at work. The study…
Tech Digest daily round up: Lifting of US ban on TikTok ‘positive step’, claims China
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that a U.S. move to revoke the Trump administration’s executive orders intended to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a “positive step,” amid strained relations between the two countries. “We hope that the US will treat Chinese companies fairly and avoid politicizing economic and trade issues,” ministry spokesperson…
UK adults spent more time online during lockdown than those of other nations
UK adults spent more time online on computers, smartphones or tablets in 2020 than those in other European countries, according to Ofcom’s annual study into the nation’s online habits. Its Online Nation 2021 report looked at an unprecedented year, when communication, entertainment, culture, retail, work and education moved more online. UK adults spent more than…
