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The chair and top Democrat on a U.S. House of Representatives committee on China told the CEOs of Google-parent Alphabet, opens new tab and Apple, opens new tab on Friday they must be ready to remove TikTok from their U.S. app stores on…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says X, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok paid N2.55 trillion in taxes to Nigeria in the first half (H1) of 2024. NITDA, in a statement signed by Hadiza Umar, its director of…

Popular short-form video app TikTok is launching a new initiative to celebrate creators who are making a positive difference. The TikTok Change Makers Program, announced this week, will donate a total of $1 million to support social…

A TikTok user known as "Reesa Teesa" has garnered over 122 million views with her ongoing video series titled "Who TF Did I Marry?", capturing the attention of audiences with her claims of being married to a pathological liar. Story…

The National Broadcasting Commission has said that it is engaging with major social media platforms such as Google, YouTube and TikTok to curb the excesses of their users. Director, Broadcast Monitoring of the NBC, Francisca Aiyetan,…

"Pretty Yoruba Girl," a prominent TikTok influencer, apologised to the public on Wednesday for her behaviour after she gained notoriety for asking her parents for an iPhone 8 for her upcoming birthday in a video she posted on social…

A social media influencer, Neth Nahara, in Angola has had her prison sentence increased to two years for "insulting" President João Lourenço on TikTok. Ana da Silva Miguel, popularly known as Neth Nahara, was initially sentenced by a…

Video of a 21-year-old couple choosing walk down the aisle has sent tongues wagging after it surfaced on social media. The nation of origin of the adorable couple is yet to be deciphered, however, their ceremony was well attended by…

Britain's data regulator said Tuesday that it had fined TikTok £12.7 million ($15.9 million) for allowing up to 1.4 million children under 13 to use its social media platform in violation of its own rules. The Information…

The European Union has banned the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok from the mobile devices of its employees over security concerns. The app developed by the Chinese firm ByteDance has over 1 billion active users…

US lawmakers have come up with a bill to ban the popular Chinese-owned app TikTok from the United States. According to CNN, the new bill introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and a…

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team has warned about the potential harm of taking part in the ‘Invisible Challenge’ on short-form video hosting service, TikTok, revealing that it…

The Lagos State Government has disclosed its partnership with the management of the social media platform, TikTok would ensure that short mobile video content is properly regulated to inspire creativity. The Executive…

Two TikTok stars who mocked Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the northern state of Kano, have been sentenced to be whipped 20 times under Sharia law. Mubarak Isa Muhammed and Muhammed Bula insulted Ganduje, in a video, for alleged land…

TikTok is coming for more than just its social media competitors. According to internal statistics from Google, about 40% of Gen Z choose TikTok and Instagram for searching over Google Search and Maps. Over the past few years,…