Snapchat officially launches Spotlight to compete with TikTok

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok might be making waves nowadays, but it sure can’t breathe easy. Snap clearly has every intention of boosting its social media platform and competing…

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Predictions show TikTok crossing 1 billion monthly active users in 2021

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok has unexpectedly been doing amazing despite bans in multiple countries worldwide. With the app becoming the world’s second-most downloaded app in 2019 to ranking…

TikTok’s parent company is about to raise $2B before its IPO

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Say what you will about TikTok (and there has certainly been no shortage of opinions on it since the infamous PTA ban), but the social…

TikTok blocks 4 million videos and 25,000 accounts within Pakistan

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

As the ban was lifted after only ten days, TikTok fans all over the country have rejoiced and celebrated the unban move made by the…

My take on the TikTok ban and unban in Pakistan – who’s right, and who’s wrong?

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

It has been more than a week since PTA banned TikTok in Pakistan, but the discourse over whether it was yet another instance of the…

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TikTok unbanned in Pakistan after ten days!

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok has finally been unbanned in Pakistan after 10 days. TikTok was banned in Pakistan on October 9, 2020, owing to immoral and indecent content…

Pakistani content creators fear loss of livelihood amidst recent social media bans

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

With TikTok being the most recent social media platform to be banned by the Pakistani government, and YouTube also getting constant warnings from the Pakistan…

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TikTok holds virtual meeting with PTA for restoration

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) official twitter account, PTA and the management of the number one video-sharing platform in the world held a…

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TikTok rival “Triller” could soon go public

By Talha Ikram ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok’s main rival in the US, Triller, is in discussion with blank-check acquisition companies regarding a merger that would make them public. Triller was launched…

LHC receives petition to ban TikTok through VPNs and proxies

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Lahore High Court has received a formal petition to ban the use of the famous video sharing application, TikTok through Virtual Private Networks (VPN),…

TikTok says it’s working to return to Pakistan despite recent ban

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok might have been banished by the Pakistani government, but it appears that the Chinese social media app is not willing to go down without…

Jannat Mirza becomes first Pakistani TikToker to hit 10 million followers

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

TikTok might just have been banned in Pakistan, but its legacy of content creators and viewers will live on for quite a while. The platform…

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PTA has banned Tiktok in Pakistan for immoral/indecent content

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

We all saw it coming. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has finally blocked Tiktok services in the country. The ban comes on the heels of PM…

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