The company announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding its dedicated STEM feed across Europe, starting in the U.K. and Ireland, after first launching it in the U.S. last year.

The STEM feed will begin to automatically appear alongside the “For You” and “Following” feeds for users under the age of 18. Users above the age of 18 can enable the STEM feed via the app’s “content preferences” settings. The feed includes English-speaking content with auto-translate subtitles.

TikTok says that since launching the feed in the U.S. last year, 33% of users have the STEM feed enabled and a third of teens go to the STEM feed every week. The app has seen a 24% growth in STEM-related content in the U.S. since the feed launched. Over the past three years, almost 15 million STEM-related videos have been published on the app globally.

Die AfD ist die größte Partei auf TikTok. Sie hat Einfluss auf die Jungen. Ein Appell an alle, die die Demokratie lieben.

In the last week alone, nearly a dozen other TikTok influencers have posted videos promoting Lemon8 that include a link to download the app. It’s unclear if ByteDance paid them for their posts.
Research from SimilarWeb in July last year found Lemon8 had just 6,360 active daily users.
Apptopia said the app has been growing in recent months, including 19% in March so far, with usage accelerating in the US, but decelerating elsewhere

Senators were reportedly told that TikTok is able to spy on the microphone on users' devices, track keystrokes, and “determine what the users are doing on other apps”, it’s worth asking if lawmakers are happy for American apps to do the same things.

A permanent split with Chinese apps was less disruptive than many expected. Most users turned to Instagram or YouTube in the wake of the ban.

Maximilian Krah hat über TikTok zeitweise ein Millionenpublikum erreicht. Weil der AfD-Spitzenkandidat für die Europawahl unter anderem gegen Flüchtlinge gehetzt haben soll, zieht das Unternehmen Konsequenzen.

A deal probably would be too complicated and costly for such a short time frame, experts say. Opponents of the bill say that means the app would probably be banned under the legislation.

Roblox has officially has its own creator fund, the company tells Fast Company in an exclusive announcement.

The news about TikTok being one step closer to getting restricted in America is no longer an infatuation.American lawmakers have passed their vote in favor of the TikTok bill at the House of Representatives and now, we’re just one step closer to seeing that come into play, provided the Senate feels the same way.

TikTok told employees the company isn't planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed …

“This legislation, I think, is a mistake,” said Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), the first Gen Z member of Congress and a member of Biden’s campaign advisory board. “We need to regulate social media — not just TikTok — but all of it.”

The US has dealt with foreign propaganda for ages. And we don’t ban it. Part of free speech is that you have to deal with the fact that nonsense propaganda and disinformation exists.

Der ehemalige US-Finanzminister Steven Mnuchin organisiert eine Investorengruppe für den Kauf von TikTok.

US senators from both sides of the aisle swatted down the idea of fast-tracking legislation that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the video-sharing app within six months, reducing its prospects of becoming law.

Die USA wollen die Tiktok-Mutter zum Verkauf der Videoplattform zwingen. Doch geht das so einfach, und wer verfügt überhaupt über die nötigen Mittel?

Supporters of the TikTok app demonstrate outside of the US Capitol before the House of Representatives votes to pass the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” that could ban TikTok in the US, on March 13.

TikTok's growth stalled in the final quarter of 2023 and even went into reverse in the US.

Lawmakers are pushing a new bill that could effectively ban the app in the U.S. The Biden administration is all for it, warning of foreign influence

Ein Verbot der Videoplattform TikTok in den USA rückt näher. Noch in dieser Woche könnte das neue Gesetz mit breiter Unterstützung von Republikanern und Demokraten verabschiedet werden. Nur einer ist plötzlich dagegen.