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What Ban!? TikTok Traffic Largely Back to Normal in the US, Despite App Store Bans

January 31, 2025

TikTok’s traffic has mostly bounced back despite being pulled from the app stores and usage falling 85% during the temporary shutdown this month. TikTok is mostly back to its original traffic levels in the U... Read More...

Meta Is Paying TikTok Influencers Big Bucks to Switch to Instagram Reels—A Look at the Contracts

Ashley King

January 28, 2025

Meta is courting TikTok influencers hard, hoping to turn Instagram Reels into the go-to place for short-form video in the United States. Digital Music News first reported on Meta’s cash incentives last week—n... Read More...

X Expands Vertical Video Feed Outside the US as TikTok ‘App Rot’ and Availability Issues Continue

Ashley King

January 27, 2025

Elon Musk’s X is expanding the release of its dedicated vertical feed to users worldwide shortly after its debut in the US. X, Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has started expandi... Read More...

Perplexity Reshapes TikTok Offer with 50% Ownership for U.S. Government

Ashley King

January 27, 2025

Perplexity AI has submitted a new proposal that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business. The deal was submitted last week and seeks ... Read More...

TikTok Deal Derby Goes Into Overdrive With Oracle, Perplexity, Musk, Kevin O’Leary, Steven Mnuchin, and MrBeast In the Running—Here’s The Latest

Ashley King

January 26, 2025

Trump says he’s in talks with multiple parties over buying TikTok and will likely have a decision within 30 days to determine the app’s fate. TikTok’s ultimate fate in the United States should be determined ... Read More...

Apple Music Ups the Super Bowl Halftime Ante by Adding SZA

Ashley King

January 23, 2025

Kendrick Lamar and Apple Music announce SZA’s addition to the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show as a special guest during the performance. Just over two weeks remain before Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at Super... Read More...

The TikTok Buyout Derby Begins—MrBeast, Frank McCourt, and ‘Non-Sale’ Option Emerge

Ashley King

January 23, 2025

TikTok finds itself in Penelope’s position now—suitors are lining up to buy the social media site as it remains missing from the App Store and Google Play. Without a suitable buyer, American tech companies fa... Read More...

TikTok Apple App Store Google Play still gone

TikTok Is Still Missing on Apple’s App Store, Google Play as ‘App Rot’ Begins — No More Downloads, Updates, In-App Purchases, or Bug Fixes

Ashley King

January 22, 2025

ByteDance restored TikTok service in the United States on Sunday night, but major tech companies like Apple and Google have yet to restore downloads of the app. With no way to update TikTok, app rot may soon ... Read More...

Is MrBeast Buying TikTok? YouTuber Confirms ‘Official Offer’ Amid New Mandatory-Sale Countdown

Dylan Smith

January 22, 2025

Will MrBeast buy TikTok? Possibly, as the YouTuber and businessman has confirmed an “official offer” for the app’s stateside operations. That’s one of the many noteworthy TikTok-related details to emerge in ... Read More...

Trump Officially Grants TikTok a 75-Day Stay on Ban—Apple, Google Still Blocking New Installs

Ashley King

January 21, 2025

President Trump has signed an executive order that gives TikTok a 75-Day stay on the ban signed into law by President Biden. Apple and Google are still blocking the app from their respective app stores, preve... Read More...

Instagram Reportedly Poaching Top TikTok Stars & Producers

Ashley King

January 21, 2025

Instagram is reportedly taking advantage of TikTok’s absence from app stores by offering creators large bonuses for posting exclusively to Reels. With TikTok’s continued absence from both Apple and Google’s ... Read More...

social media rushing to add tiktok like features

Surprise! Instagram, X, Bluesky Rush-Releasing TikTok Features

Ashley King

January 20, 2025

With TikTok’s future in the US uncertain, other social platforms are rolling out their own TikTok-like features. TikTok’s deadline to divest or face a ban in the US has arrived, leaving the app’s future in t... Read More...

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