In the last week alone, nearly a dozen other TikTok influencers have posted videos promoting Lemon8 that include a link to download the app. It’s unclear if ByteDance paid them for their posts.
Research from SimilarWeb in July last year found Lemon8 had just 6,360 active daily users.
Apptopia said the app has been growing in recent months, including 19% in March so far, with usage accelerating in the US, but decelerating elsewhere

Senators were reportedly told that TikTok is able to spy on the microphone on users' devices, track keystrokes, and “determine what the users are doing on other apps”, it’s worth asking if lawmakers are happy for American apps to do the same things.

A permanent split with Chinese apps was less disruptive than many expected. Most users turned to Instagram or YouTube in the wake of the ban.

Maximilian Krah hat über TikTok zeitweise ein Millionenpublikum erreicht. Weil der AfD-Spitzenkandidat für die Europawahl unter anderem gegen Flüchtlinge gehetzt haben soll, zieht das Unternehmen Konsequenzen.

A deal probably would be too complicated and costly for such a short time frame, experts say. Opponents of the bill say that means the app would probably be banned under the legislation.

Roblox has officially has its own creator fund, the company tells Fast Company in an exclusive announcement.

The news about TikTok being one step closer to getting restricted in America is no longer an infatuation.American lawmakers have passed their vote in favor of the TikTok bill at the House of Representatives and now, we’re just one step closer to seeing that come into play, provided the Senate feels the same way.

TikTok told employees the company isn't planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed …

“This legislation, I think, is a mistake,” said Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), the first Gen Z member of Congress and a member of Biden’s campaign advisory board. “We need to regulate social media — not just TikTok — but all of it.”

The US has dealt with foreign propaganda for ages. And we don’t ban it. Part of free speech is that you have to deal with the fact that nonsense propaganda and disinformation exists.