Chinese-owned TikTok says got 500 government requests\, removes 49m videos

Chinese-owned TikTok says got 500 government requests, removes 49m videos

WorldNews Thursday, 9 July 2020 ()
Chinese-owned TikTok says got 500 government requests, removes 49m videosTikTok removed over 49 million videos for content violations in just six months, according to the company’s latest transparency report, published Thursday, CNBC reports Less than 1 percent of all videos published on the platform are removed for content violations, TikTok said, in what is its second transparency report. India, where the app was banned last week, had 16.5 million videos removed, which is roughly four times more than any other country. The U.S., which is “looking at” banning the app, had the second most...
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Reels: Instagram launches its own short video feature, an alternative to TIK TOK | Oneindia News 01:58

Days after India banned the Chinese app TIK TOK amid standoff with China, Instagram has launched its own short video feature called Reels in India. The new feature lets users create videos on the app, add creative filters and music and share it beyond their regular followers. Reels is similar to...