The Economist

ByteDance is swallowing the internet—in China and beyond

S ince it was founded in 2012 ByteDance has grown to become the world’s premier application factory. The Chinese giant, which ...
The New York Times

There Is No TikTok in China, but There Is Douyin. Here’s What It Is.

ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay. By Claire Fu and Daisuke Wakabayashi Reporting from ...
MIT Technology Review

How China takes extreme measures to keep teens off TikTok

TikTok announced a one-hour daily limit for users under 18, but authorities in China have pushed the domestic version, Douyin, much further. China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about ...
CNN

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn’t it exist there?

TikTok is fighting to stay alive in the United States as pressure builds in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the wildly popular platform, developed with ...
CNN

See how TikTok compares to China’s heavily censored version, Douyin

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Newsweek

TikTok Owner Under Pressure in China Over Death of Influencer

TikTok's Beijing-based owner was among the companies under pressure this month to get tough on moneymaking stunts after a livestreamer reportedly drank himself to death two weeks ago. China's most ...
The Conversation

China: the rise of TikTok sister app Douyin as a powerful consumer tool

Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok’s sister app as a way to complain about products and are finding it a powerful asset. Our research shows that Douyin, which is produced by ByteDance the ...
TechNode

Deciphering Douyin users: who’s really using China’s TikTok sibling?

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Xiaoyan CHEN is the founder of RougeLink, an agency ...
TechNode

Douyin, JD.com, and Tmall ignite early 618 discount war as platforms chase China’s cautious shoppers

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up China’s major e-commerce platforms, Alibaba, ...