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TikTok users who are between the ages of 13 and 15 will now have their accounts automatically switched to private by default. With a private account, only someone who the …
TikTok announced today it’s making changes to its app to make the experience safer for younger users. The company will now set the accounts for users ages 13 to 15 …
Changes announced on Wednesday mean TikTok users won’t be able to “duet or stitch” with videos posted by children under 16, won’t be able to download them, and won’t be …
Mobile adoption continued to grow in 2020, in part due to the market forces of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to App Annie’s annual “State of Mobile” industry report, mobile app …
(Bigstock Photo) Market intelligence firm Apptopia released its report on the most downloaded mobile apps of 2020. In a year that was defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people’s behavior …
For obvious reasons, Trump doesn’t have a TikTok account. But the President’s speeches that helped incite the mob who yesterday stormed the U.S. Capitol will have no home on TikTok’s …
TikTok has released its first AR effect that uses the iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR sensor to interact with users’ surroundings. The social media platform says that the LiDAR sensor allows …
Snapchat was among the first apps to leverage the iPhone 12 Pro’s LiDAR Scanner for AR, but now TikTok has followed suit. The social video app confirmed today it has …
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