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• TikTok’s U.S. Ad Business Grew 500% In 2020, It Says
• YouTube Launches Bi-Weekly ‘Shorts Report’ To Bolster Its TikTok Competitor

  YouTube is seeking to bolster usership of its TikTok competitor Shorts with a new bi-weekly 'Shorts Report' creator resource. Each report -- which looks to be a sort of infographic -- will contain information about product updates, inspiration, and best practices, reports Search Engine Journal.

  
• TikTok’s Sale To Oracle, Walmart Indefinitely Shelved, As Biden Administration Conducts Its Own Cybersecurity Review

  TikTok’s proposed sale of its U.S. operations to Oracle and Walmart, which followed an executive order from the Trump administration threatening to ban the service stateside if it did not sell to an American owner, has been shelved indefinitely, reports The Wall Street Journal.

  
• Instagram Will Begin Making Reels Including A TikTok Watermark “Less Discoverable”

  Attention influencers who regularly repurpose their content between TikTok and Instagram’s copycat Reels: the Facebook-owned app announced that it is cracking down on recycled content containing the TikTok logo and watermarks.

  
• Sway LA Invests In ‘Sillybandz’ Ahead Of Once-Beloved Bracelet Brand’s Relaunch
• Lingerie Brand Adore Me Accuses TikTok Of Targeting Videos With BIPOC, Plus-Size, Disabled Models
• Instagram Building Vertical Scrolling Experience For Stories, Just Like TikTok
• TikTok Implements Prompts To Deter Users From Proliferating Misinformation
• Josh Richards And Griffin Johnson Invest In ‘Breakr’, Which Pairs Influencers With Emerging Musicians
• TikTok Inks Multi-Faceted Partnership With British Ad And Marketing Giant WPP
• TikTok To Lay Off Most Indian Staffers After Country Makes Ban Permanent (Report)
• Byte, Clash Merge To Take On TikTok