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As a measure amidst the ongoing Myanmar military coup, YouTube took down several Myanmar military-owned channels from its platform. The channels removed include state network, Myanmar Radio and Television, military's Myawaddy Media, MWD Variety, and MWD Myanmar. Reportedly, more platforms are finding measures to regulate military content as the civilians are now threatened even via TikTok. Earlier, Facebook was banned by the military after it… read-more

TikTok's latest #silhouettechallenge that involves dancing provocatively against a red filter is not safe anymore. Started to promote body positivity, the trend involves participants filming themselves fully clothed or varyingly undressed, assuming the filter guards their privacy. However, internet offenders have started employing editing techniques to eliminate the filter and display the uploader's body in a sexualised manner. Reportedly,… read-more

To highlight India's diverse culture, a UK-based Indian teenager Saina Sodhi has developed a the Indian-version of TikTok -‘Theek Thaak’. Reportedly, the 17-year-old had deployed in a women-centric development team to develop the application to the industry standards. Set for release in March, the app features editing tools, live-stream option, a 'Theekcode' scanner, ‘theekmojis,’ and geopolitical reactions. Besides, the app is available in… read-more

US-based mobile app watcher Sensor Tower's report has suggested that ‘Telegram’ became the most downloaded non-gaming app globally in January 2021. Interestingly, of the last month’s 63 million installation of the messaging app, India alone accounted for 24% of the downloads. Clocking 62 million downloads, TikTok stood second with most downloads coming from China and US. Meanwhile, WhatsApp slipped to fifth from third position, possibly due… read-more

TikTok India is planning to retrench its staff citing the Centre’s decision to extend the ban on the app. In the January 27 letter, TikTok interim chief Vanessa Pappas wrote "we simply cannot responsibly stay fully staffed" with no respite from the government. However, the letter did not mention about the number of people TikTok will shed. Meanwhile, reports have suggested that TikTok employees have started to look for possibilities in newly… read-more