News & Reviews: TikTok
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Feb 01, 2023
TikTok Shop Malaysia has announced that it will be introducing a new marketplace commission fee of 2 per cent to sellers beginning 10am on 1 March 2023. The marketplace platform clarified that the commission fee is subjected to 6 per cent value-added taxes (VAT).
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Jan 11, 2023
Twitter has undergone a slew of changes since being acquired by Elon Musk, many of which incurred backlash from the social media platform’s users. Well, the company is implementing yet another change, this time in regard to the default functionality of its feed, which will now function similarly to TikTok.
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Dec 21, 2022
TikTok's algorithm for the 'For You' page might not be a mystery anymore. The short video platform is releasing a new feature that explains to users why a particular video will show up on the page, bringing more transparency.
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Dec 14, 2022
TikTok is testing a new horizontal full-screen mode. It basically allows the videos to expand for users to watch them horizontally, which works just like the one on YouTube.
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Dec 01, 2022
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have called up TikTok Malaysia’s management to explain 3 provocative videos on the platform that can be seditious and incite disharmony. The videos, which have a ‘paid partnership’ tag to them warned of the recurrence of the 13 May 1969 riots in Malaysia
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Nov 23, 2022
With the recent General Election 15 held in Malaysia, the public has been growing weary and starting to spread some insightful content on social media. It has gotten so bad that TikTok had to step in to do something about it.
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Nov 16, 2022
YouTube Shorts is the video streaming company’s answer to TikTok and it looks like the Google-owned company may also be competing with TikTok Shop, the unique shopping features found on TikTok. Starting in the United States, YouTube is currently testing shopping features and affiliate marketing on Shorts with eligible creators.
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Nov 06, 2022
Are you eligible to vote during the upcoming Malaysian General Election? As mentioned in a previous article, all Malaysians over 18 years old are now automatically voters. Interestingly, you can find out more about it from - of all platforms - TikTok.
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Nov 01, 2022
Elon Musk has big plans after acquiring Twitter recently. According to the latest report, one of them might be reviving Vine, a short-video-centric app that we had before TikTok.
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Oct 18, 2022
TikTok has announced that it will be implementing a couple of new measures to help keep its community safe. These include the introduction of a new “adult audience” option in live streams as well as limiting live streams only to creators above 18 years old.
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