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Douyin

2023.12.19

09:03

Douyin denies talks to acquire Alibaba's delivery platform Ele.me

National Business Wire (Dec 19) -- Douyin, the mainland Chinese counterpart of TikTok, on Tuesday denied that it is currently in talks to acquire Alibaba's delivery platform Ele.me.

2022.03.04

07:37

TikTok's China version Douyin increases staffing for VR business

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 4) -- TikTok's Chinese version Douyin is rumored to have a number of content leaders transferring to the VR (virtual reality) business.

2022.03.01

13:00

TikTok's Chinese version Douyin launching first music streaming app "Qishui Music"

Asian Tech Press (Mar. 1) --TikTok's Chinese version Douyin is launching its first music streaming product "Qishui Music", in the face of China's market saturation in short-form video.

2021.11.25

05:39

Sensor Tower: TikTok has about 3.3 billion installs worldwide

Asian Tech Press (Nov 25) -- According to Sensor Tower store intelligence platform data, the cumulative number of installs of TikTok China and international versions in the global App Store and Google Play has now exceeded 3 billion.

2021.08.17

05:02

State-owned firm takes stake, board seat in ByteDance's key China entity

Asian Tech Press -- A Beijing-based state-owned firm, which takes a 1% stake in ByteDance's key China entity, is rumored to have a board seat in the entity.

2021.08.09

06:16

Tencent sues China's TikTok for unfair competition

2021.06.17

12:30

TikTok to launch a version for older users in China

(Asian Tech Press) TikTok's Chinese version Douyin plans to launch a version for older users, according to a source close to the company.

2021.05.26

16:00

Chinese TikTok announces users under 14 will directly enter teenage mode

Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok) announced that it has upgraded its underage protection measures. Real-name users under 14 years old will enter the teenage mode directly after being informed and cannot exit after entering.

2021.02.02

12:21

Tencent Calls Douyin's Lawsuit Allegations "Malicious Accusations"

12:04

TikTok's Chinese Version Douyin sues Tencent for Monopolistic Behaviour

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