News & Reviews: TikTok
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May 07, 2025
Besut Police Chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad@Abu recently revealed that a 67-year-old former teacher in Jertih, Besut, Terengganu, lost over RM80,000 after he was duped by a TikTok Shop scam. The victim fell for the scam, which involved a fake offer to open an online business on TikTok Shop.
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Apr 07, 2025
Ever since President Trump returned to office, one of the first executive orders he did was grant TikTok an extension of 75 days until a potential buyer takes over to continue its operations in the US. Well, it's April now and there are still no updates.
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Apr 05, 2025
Whether you like it or not, TikTok is a powerful platform with plenty of influence in 2025. Although it has always been about short videos, music content is equally popular on the platform. That could be why TikTok recently soft-launched its new "TikTok for Artists" platform.
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Mar 31, 2025
As many of you may know, TikTok has been asked to divest its US business to continue operations in the country. The platform was able to resume operations in January, but its next deadline of 5 April 2025 is looming fast. However, sources say a sale could happen soon.
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Mar 27, 2025
Looks like the social media platform is getting more interesting. Most recently, to attract the attention of the public and content creators – YouTube changed how Shorts are counted according to Reels and TikTok counts. So, what should you know about it?
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Mar 12, 2025
In case you missed it, we wrote an article about "What Can We Do About Children Having Too Much Screen Time". It seems that TikTok will be taking action as well, as the company recently made an announcement of allowing parents to limit the screen time on the app.
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Mar 07, 2025
Various parties are ready to express their interest in buying TikTok's operations in the United States - in line with the country's government's directive that TikTok's operations be sold due to its links to China. Among the parties that have expressed interest are Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and a number of other investors, including the founders of Reddit and MrBeast.
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Feb 14, 2025
Nearly a month after being removed from the United States, TikTok is now back on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. So, what should you know about it?
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Feb 12, 2025
DeepSeek is now a hot name in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) with companies such as HUAWEI, HONOR, Microsoft and several automotive manufacturers already using the R1 model in their products and services. So, what should you know about it?
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Feb 09, 2025
Consumers in Malaysia were the 6th biggest spenders on TikTok Shop last year, as the e-commerce platform recorded an impressive gross merchandise value (GMV) of USD2.724 billion or ~RM12.07 billion in the country. Moreover, it’s a significant increase from 2023 - a 104% year-on-year increase, to be exact - when TikTok Shop recorded a USD1.3 billion or ~RM5.77 billion in Malaysia.
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