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Government to partner with TikTok to celebrate Pakistan’s 75th Golden Jubilee

The government is looking forward to developing a partnership with TikTok to mark Pakistan’s 75th Golden Jubilee ultimately promoting patriotism among the...

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TikTok getting subscriptions feature to help creators earn money

TikTok has announced that some prominent users on the video-snippet streaming platform would be able to charge subscriptions for live streams. As...

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TikToker Dolly granted bail in the Margalla forest fire case

A local court on Friday granted interim bail to a TikToker in connection with the forest fire case. Nosheen Saeed alias Dolly...

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TikTok rolls out ad revenue-sharing program for creators

TikTok has introduced an ad revenue-sharing agreement with the social media platform’s most popular creators, inching closer to a model utilized by...

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Google starts running new types of ads on YouTube Shorts

YouTube is testing ads on Shorts, a short-form video tool similarly to TikTok and Instagram that the firm launched in 2020. Google’s...

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TikTok and PUBG banned by Afghan Taliban because they mislead the youth

On Thursday, the Taliban banned video-sharing app TikTok as well as the survival-shooter game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), claiming that they were leading...

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How to record 10-minute videos on TikTok using your iPhone or Android phone

TikTok began allowing users to upload videos up to 10 minutes long on Monday, stepping up the young platform’s competition with YouTube....

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Meta expands Facebook Reels to over 150 countries, betting on ‘fastest growing’ format

Meta’s short video feature Facebook Reels will be available in more than 150 countries, in an effort to expand its fastest-growing content...

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Instagram Music for Stories now available to Pakistani users

The Pakistani Instagram user’s often reads this message on photo sharing application that “Instagram Music is not available in your region,”. However,...

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Snapchat will put ads within stories and share the money with creators

Snapchat is launching a new mechanism for content creators to make money. Mid-roll advertising are now being tested in the Stories of a...

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TikTok rolls out new Creator Next monetization program

TikTok has announced the launch of Creater Next, a prime area for all of the platform’s monetization tools, as well as some upgrades...

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Islamabad High Court asks PTA to justify TikTok ban

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was ordered by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday to justify the ban it has imposed...

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Facebook introduces short video format ‘Reels’ for users in US

Facebook has announced that it will begin testing a new feature called Facebook Reels, which will allow users to produce and share...

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TikTok hits 1 billion monthly users worldwide

TikTok announced on Monday that it had reached one billion monthly users. It’s an impressive number for a platform that debuted in...

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PTA sets conditions for lifting TikTok ban

Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) will lift the ban on TikTok only after the conditions of removal of all the indecent videos and...

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PISA 2021 adds TikTok, Instagram celebrities in its nominations

The second annual Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA 2021), which will be taking place in Dubai on 5th November 2021, has publicized the sensational...

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Only 1 percent of users have been misusing TikTok, IHC points out to PTA

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is convinced that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) imposed a ban on TikTok without good reason. The court underscored...

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TikTok blocked in Pakistan, Yet Again

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced Wednesday that ByteDance’s video-sharing platform TikTok has been blocked once again in the country due to “inappropriate content.” The telecom regulator...

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TikTok rival YouTube Shorts now launched in Pakistan

YouTube Shorts are now available to creators all over the world, including in Pakistan. According to a Google alert, “We’re now expanding...

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TikTok now lets users send video resumes directly to brands for jobs

TikTok, a short-video sharing app, introduced a test initiative that allows users to upload video resumes for jobs in the United States, ranging...

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TikTok rolls out option to create longer videos of up to three minutes

To remain ahead of the competition, TikTok began allowing users to publish up to three minutes longer videos, tripling the previous limit. TikTok is popular...

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Pakistan revokes TikTok ban

The Sindh High Court has lifted the ban on TikTok, a video-sharing app for the third time after the telecom regulator assured the...

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TikTok responds to Sindh High Court’s suspension

Tiktok has reacted to the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) decision to ban the app across Pakistan on Thursday by saying it is...

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Fawad terms TikTok ban by SHC ‘judicial activism’ that has cost Pakistan billions of dollars

Fawad Chaudhry has lashed out at the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) verdict banning TikTok across Pakistan till July 8, terming it “judicial activism”. On Wednesday,...

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PTA removes 9.8 million obscene videos from TikTok

On Tuesday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced the removal of 9.8 million videos from TikTok having immoral content besides blocking 720,000 accounts...

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TikToker Kashif Zameer remanded in police custody for cheating Ertugrul star

A local court in Lahore on Saturday handed over TikToker Kashif Zameer to police on two-day physical remand in Turkish actor Engin...

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Trump-era ban on TikTok dropped by Biden; orders new review

President Joe Biden has revoked an executive order issued by former president Donald Trump, that prohibited the use of Chinese apps such as TikTok and...

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Peshawar High Court Lifts Ban on TikTok

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has announced the lifting of TikTok ban by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) ordered by a single-member bench of the same...

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PHC orders ban on TikTok over ‘obscene’ content

The popular social media platform TikTok is going to be banned once again as the Peshawar High Court (PHC) has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority...

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TikTok release new privacy protections for teens: Only user’s approved followers can view videos

TikTok, the most popular short video-sharing application has applied many new privacy policies after its popularity and this time again, it has...

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TikTok launches new Shop Seller University to expand its e-commerce push

Just months after beginning their partnership with Shopify, TikTok has announced their Shop Seller University which is currently being limited to Indonesia....

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TikTok owner ByteDance launches e-payment service ‘Douyin Pay’ for China

ByteDance has launched a new payment service for the Chinese version of its short-video sharing app TikTok, “Douyin Pay”, as it pushes...

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TikTok introduces new protections for users under 18

TikTok users aged under 18 will have their accounts automatically set to private, as the app introduces a series of measures to...

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TikTok reportedly testing longer three-minute videos

In a bid to take on YouTube, Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is reportedly planning to allow its users longer, three-minute videos....

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Education

Malala Yousafzai Joins TikTok To Promote Her Charitable Work

The Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has joined the popular short video sharing platform TikTok to appeal for donations to her...

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Technology

US government gives ByteDance an extra 7 days to sell TikTok

The US government has granted Chinese firm ByteDance an extra 7 days to complete the sale of its video sharing social media...

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Charli D’Amelio: The 16-year-old become the first to reach 100 million TikTok followers

Popular social media influencer and an avid dancer, Charli D’Amelio turned the first to hit 100 million followers on TikTok. Charli D’Amelio...

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Snapchat Launches Spotlight to Take on TikTok and Instagram Reels

Snapchat launches another feature within its application named Spotlight which will display user created short videos just like TikTok, Instagram Reels and...

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TikTok Blocked 4 Million Videos and Suspended 25,000 Accounts in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed on Monday that ByteDance application TikTok removed 4 million videos and suspended 25,000 accounts from the short...

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Ali Khan Hyderabadi Has Apologized For Making Fun Of A Fan’s Complexion

TikTok star Ali Khan Hyderabadi has apologized after facing strong backlash for allegedly mocking a dark-skinned girl. Ali Khan Hyderabadi, who got...

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Pakistan

PTA decides to unblock TikTok in Pakistan

On Monday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said that TikTok is going to be unblocked “after assurance from management that they will block...

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Jannat Mirza Asks Followers To Use VPN To Watch Her Latest Videos

The queen of TikTok Jannat Mirza is currently in Japan where TikTok is working and she has advised her fans to use...

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PTA, TikTok hold virtual meeting to unban app in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and TikTok officials are in discussion to unban the app in Pakistan after a virtual meeting held on...

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TikTok may return to Pakistan with effective moderation mechanism

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority banned the viral short video sharing application TikTok from the Pakistani market yesterday and now experts are saying...

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Pakistan bans TikTok for ‘immoral, indecent’ content

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday blocked video-sharing app TikTok, citing “immoral and indecent” content. According to a press release, in view...

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Jannat Mirza becomes first Pakistani to hit 10 million followers on TikTok

Jannat Mirza, the most active and prettiest TikTok star has become the first Pakistani TikToker to reach 10 million followers. The 23...

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Fake TikTok Profiles Made $500,000 Selling Scam Apps To Children

The world leading short video sharing application is being used for scams. Reportedly, fake profiles on TikTok have made a total of...

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PM Imran wants to put an end to obscenity, TikTok banned

Prime Minister Imran Khan is not ready to tolerate the obscenity and inappropriate content being produced on TikTok. He is highly concerned...

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TikTok star Marvi Chaudhry named in Islamabad murder case

Marvi Chaudhry, the TikTok star has been named in murder case of Ali filed by police in Islamabad. Marvi has landed in...

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TikTok influencer Adil Rajput’s wife fakes his death for followers

On Tuesday, TikTok influencer Adil Rajput’s wife uploaded a video on the account of his husband Adil where she announced the news...

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Pakistan TikTok Queen Jannat Mirza announces she’s quitting the app

The prettiest and most popular TikToker Jannat Mirza has announced, she is quitting the popular video-sharing platform TikTok. According to her, TikTok...

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Oracle reportedly in talks to buy TikTok US operations

According to Financial Times Newspaper, Oracle has shown interest to buy US based operations of video sharing application TikTok along with its...

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90 Days instead of 45: Trump gives TikTok a new deadline

A moment of relief for under tight scrutiny TikTok as US President Donald Trump signed an executive order and extended the deadline...

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TikTok updates community guidelines in Urdu to help reduce the violation

TikTok has updated its community guidelines and released them in Urdu for its users in Pakistan to help reduce the violations. TikTok...

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Instagram is Paying Influencers to leave TikTok and join Reels

Instagram is paying popular TikTok users to join its new competing service Reels and raising the stakes in social media rivalry. Instagram...

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After Microsoft, Twitter Reportedly also Wants to Buy TikTok

Twitter has also approached Bytedance for a possible merger after Microsoft expressed interest in taking over the US operations of TikTok. Following...

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Pakistan among top 5 markets with largest volume of ‘TikTok videos removed over violations’

Most popular video-sharing app TikTok has revealed content moderation mechanism according to which it removes any inappropriate or potentially harmful video content...

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PTA blocks Bigo, issues final warning to TikTok to control ‘immoral, obscene content’

PTA has blocked live streaming app Bigo and issued a final warning to video-sharing service TikTok citing obscenity, vulgarity and immortality. Pakistan...

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Instagram confirms its TikTok rival, Reels, will launch this August

Reels, the Facebook answer to TikTok, is a new Instagram feature that allows users to create and share short-form videos on the...

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Court moved for ban on TikTok app in Pakistan

An application has been filed in the Lahore High Court that demands an immediate ban on the popular video sharing application TikTok...

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Teenager accidentally killed himself while shooting TikTok video

The TikTok craze claims another life as a teenager accidentally shot and killed himself while shooting a TikTok video in Bagan, Abbottabad....

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Sehar Hayyat And Ali Butt Address their Breakup Rumors

Famous TikTok stars Sehar Hayyat and Ali Butt address the rumors surrounding their relationship and now their perceived break up. The famous...

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International

India bans TikTok among 59 Chinese apps amid border tensions

India has banned TikTok among other popular 59 apps that were designed by Chinese developers. The Indian government claims that these apps were continuously violating user...