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As TikTok faces bans in many countries and a pending sale in the U.S., companies are launching short-form video content to compete. Google is the latest to test this huge market. What Happened: Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube division has announced the beta launch of YouTube Shorts...

Breakout social media platform TikTok is in the middle of a bidding war after President Donald Trump said he is banning U.S. transactions on TikTok starting on Sept. 20 unless Chinese parent company ByteDance finds an American buyer for the company by that date. A TikTok sale is reportedly...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and the owner of Snapchat, Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), discussed purchasing Dubsmash, a micro-video-entertainment app akin to TikTok, Reuters reported Wednesday. What Happened Dubsmash was in touch with both the companies on an acquisition deal in recent weeks, according...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and its Instagram property launched a new service to rival TikTok called Reels and one tech pro says it will see success even if TikTok isn't banned in the future. Reels Is 'Front And Center': Instagram is pushing Reels to ensure it's "front and...

Snap Inc’s (NYSE: SNAP) messaging app Snapchat is planning to release a feature this fall that will allow users to set their Snaps to background music, something which TikTok users can do at present, TechCrunch reported Monday. What Happened The feature is likely to provide users...

Snap Inc's (NYSE:SNAP social media platform, Snapchat, brought a refreshing change to social networks when it first launched, but the landscape is more competitive now than ever before as other platforms adopted the company’s story feature.  Snap reports second-quarter earnings...

Snap Inc.'s (NYSE: SNAP) subsidiary Snapchat is testing a new user experience similar to that of video sharing platform TikTok for public content on its platform, TechCrunch reported Monday. What Happened The users of the social media platform will be able to navigate the "discover"...

The U.S. is “looking at” banning the short-form mobile video TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in a Monday interview.  What Happened: TikTok, a short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance, has generated privacy...

Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) shares are trading higher after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested the U.S. might ban the Chinese social media app TikTok. TikTok, operated by tech giant ByteDance, allows users to create short videos and overlay voices or music and has surged in popularity over the...

With few entertainment options during the coronavirus pandemic, locked-down mobile users around the globe turned to app stores. Global Google Play downloads spiked 35% year-over-year and 18% sequentially in the second quarter, with net in-app revenue rising 18% and 5%, respectively. Downloads of...

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) will no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trump's account on Snapchat's "Discover" page. Axios' Sara Fischer was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss her report and the broader takeaway in the social media sector....

Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) reported better-than-expected first-quarter results, highlighted by a 44% year-over-year increase in revenue and a 20% growth in daily active users. Here is a summary of how some of the Street's top analysts reacted to the print. The Snap Analysts Credit Suisse...