Engadget

TikTok owner ByteDance scraped content from Instagram and others to push predecessor app

To fuel the rise of its app Flipagram, TikTok parent company Bytedance scraped profiles, videos, usernames and other content from Instagram and other social media platforms. Buzzfeed reported that the ...
Reuters

Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China's rich list

SHANGHAI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Program: Tik Tok owner to block forced sale of the popular app

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The New York Times

TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.

ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction. By Alexandra Alter ByteDance, the ...
The Conversation

TikTok’s new owner puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works

Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...