TikTok

• TikTok Integrates Third-Party Editing, Posting Tools Amid Developers Program Launch
• ‘American Music Awards’ Taps Top TikTok Stars To Announce This Year’s Nominees

  This year’s American Music Awards (AMAs) are getting a little help from burgeoning micro-video platform TikTok for its nominee announcements.

  
• TikTok Collaborates With 12 Creators For New ‘You’re In Control’ Online Safety Videos

  Shortform video platform TikTok has released a second group of installments in its series You’re in Control series, where it collaborates with creators to make videos that educate users (particularly young users) about its Community Guidelines, as well as settings, controls, and resources available on the app.

  
• Insights: Doing Business In China Vexes Companies That Depend On Creators — And Creators Themselves

  Social-media support for the Hong Kong protests set off a tsunami of criticism for big companies. But if you're in China, and depend on creative talent to make money, you better expect a lot more of this.

  
• Google’s Looking To Take On TikTok With Acquisition Of Competitor Firework (Report)
• Will Smith Is Now On TikTok
• TikTok Says It No Longer Uses Guidelines That Could Censor Content Criticizing Chinese Government
• Tom Brady Joins TikTok In Wake Of Platform’s Pact With The NFL
• Insights: The Future Of The NFL Is TikTok, And Other Hail Mary Passes For Continued Relevance
• TikTok Forges Multi-Year NFL Pact Comprising Official Account, Hashtag Challenges
• TikTok Reportedly Piloting New Ad Product, An Audience Network, In Asia
• TikTok Creators And Their Fans Are Trying To Crack Its Recommendation Algorithm (Report)