Tiktok Takeover

Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter was followed by the reinstatement of banned accounts, introduction of blue ticks for all users, and important policy decisions taken by public Twitter polls. Here's why history may show that this is the moment that the billionaire "jumped the shark".

Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter has led many to doubt the longevity of the platform. While Twitter had only 237 million users in June, far lower than Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat, it has become a prominent platform for communication from officials and celebrities over the years. Here's what a world without Twitter might look like.

Twitter’s quarterly revenue has taken a plunge as the social media company is dealing with a legal battle over Elon Musk’s withdrawal from the previously announced $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) buyout deal.

In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with fake accounts pushing disinformation about its takeover of Crimea. Eight years later, experts say Russia is mounting a far more sophisticated effort as it invades Ukraine.

Some investors of TikTok's parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion (roughly Rs. 3.73 lakh crores), significantly more than peers such as Snap, according to people familiar with the matter.

TikTok has fixed multiple vulnerabilities in its eponymous app that could allow hackers to essentially take over an account and wreak havoc.

Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter was followed by the reinstatement of banned accounts, introduction of blue ticks for all users, and important policy decisions taken by public Twitter polls. Here's why history may show that this is the moment that the billionaire "jumped the shark".

Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter has led many to doubt the longevity of the platform. While Twitter had only 237 million users in June, far lower than Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat, it has become a prominent platform for communication from officials and celebrities over the years. Here's what a world without Twitter might look like.

Twitter’s quarterly revenue has taken a plunge as the social media company is dealing with a legal battle over Elon Musk’s withdrawal from the previously announced $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) buyout deal.

In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with fake accounts pushing disinformation about its takeover of Crimea. Eight years later, experts say Russia is mounting a far more sophisticated effort as it invades Ukraine.

Some investors of TikTok's parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion (roughly Rs. 3.73 lakh crores), significantly more than peers such as Snap, according to people familiar with the matter.

TikTok has fixed multiple vulnerabilities in its eponymous app that could allow hackers to essentially take over an account and wreak havoc.