TikTok

• TikTok Says It Patched Major Security Flaws Uncovered By Research Firm
• U.S. Army Bans TikTok On Government Phones, Calling App A “Cyber Threat”

  As concerns surrounding hit microvideo app TikTok continue to loom, the U.S. Army has banned use of the app on all government-owned phones.NBC reports that the Army made the call in accordance with guidance from the Pentagon.

  
• TikTok Inks Deal With WWE For 30 New Wrestler Accounts, Entrance Music Licensing

  WWE is body-slamming onto TikTok today, with a new pact that will see the wrestling media purveyor -- which counts 1 billion followers across all of its social channels globally -- launch various new channels on the Bytedance-owned, short-form video app.

  
• TikTok CEO Cancels Capitol Hill Meetings Amid Investigation Into Chinese Surveillance, Censorship

  TikTok CEO Alex Zhu has recently said that he’s “quite optimistic” about an ongoing U.S. national security probe into the Bytedance-owned micro-video platform, amid concerns that the app is censoring content in accordance with the aims of the Chinese government, and collecting personal information on underage users.

  
• TikTok Moderators Were Told To Suppress Videos Made By Marginalized Users Because They Might Be Bullied
• TikTok Apologizes After Banning A Teen Whose Video About Muslims In China Went Viral
• UTA Signs Viral TikTok Star Brittany ‘Kombucha Girl’ Tomlinson (Exclusive)
• TikTok Head Says He’s “Quite Optimistic” About U.S. National Security Probe
• TikTok Hits 1.5 Billion Total Downloads, Driven By Explosive Growth In India (Report)
• TikTok Taps In Social Shopping Tools, Letting (Some) Users Add Buy Links To Bios And Videos
• As Mark Zuckerberg Blasts TikTok, Instagram Is Testing A Copycat Product, ‘Reels’, In Brazil
• Chipotle’s TikTok #Boorito Halloween Campaign With DreaKnowsBest, The Stokes Twins Surpasses 2 Billion Views