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You could be buying merch directly through TikTok soon

It looks like another change is heading to TikTok soon. In the midst of conflicts surrounding Trump‘s ongoing U.S. ban plans, the video-sharing platform will soon let users sell their own merch directly through the app. According to a report by The Verge, TikTok’s company ByteDance is partnering with the “social commerce platform” Teespring to […]

Instagram’s new Reels has you covered if TikTok actually gets banned

Instagram confirmed on Thursday that it is planning to launch a new feature within its app. Called Reels, the new video-sharing feature is anticipated to be TikTok‘s latest rival. Reels is set to launch in the U.S. this August and will soon launch globally. Read more: Nick Cannon will still host ‘The Masked Singer’ after […]

The Trump Administration suggest a TikTok shutdown may actually happen

News broke on July 7 that the Trump Administration is considering banning TikTok in the U.S. over potential security and privacy concerns. Now, White House advisor Peter Navarro hints that a TikTok shutdown in the country may actually happen. According to Navarro, the Trump Administration is fully prepared to take “strong action” against the Chinese-owned […]

TikTok parent company reportedly creating smartphone loaded with its apps

The company that owns TikTok is apparently working on building its own kind of smartphone to compete with iPhones and Androids. ByteDance, the parent company, is prepping a phone built in with all of their apps — news aggregator Jinri Touiao, TikTok and a rumored music streaming service, according to Financial Times. Read more: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ […]