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• 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)

  Despite purported political controversies, TikTok downloads show no sign of slowing. The micro-video app, which allows slews of Gen Z users to create short-form music and comedy clips, has clocked 1.5 billion downloads to date, Business Insider reports, citing data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower.

  
• TikTok Taps In Social Shopping Tools, Letting (Some) Users Add Buy Links To Bios And Videos

  TikTok users are about to see a lot more “link in bio.”

  
• As Mark Zuckerberg Blasts TikTok, Instagram Is Testing A Copycat Product, ‘Reels’, In Brazil

  Instagram, which successfully pilfered the Snapchat Stories format, is hoping for a similar coup with the highly-edited music video, meme, and challenge video medium proliferating on the platform du jour, TikTok.

  
• Chipotle’s TikTok #Boorito Halloween Campaign With DreaKnowsBest, The Stokes Twins Surpasses 2 Billion Views
• TikTok Integrates Third-Party Editing, Posting Tools Amid Developers Program Launch
• The U.S. Government Is Investigating TikTok Parent Bytedance As A Potential National Security Threat (Report)
• ‘American Music Awards’ Taps Top TikTok Stars To Announce This Year’s Nominees
• TikTok Collaborates With 12 Creators For New ‘You’re In Control’ Online Safety Videos
• Music Video Upstart ‘Triller’ Says It’s Taking On TikTok Amid $28 Million Series B
• Google’s Looking To Take On TikTok With Acquisition Of Competitor Firework (Report)
• Will Smith Is Now On TikTok