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  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Skadden loses top lawyer to ByteDance amid China IPO chill

    Julie Gao will become chief financial officer at TikTok owner

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    China’s tech platforms become propaganda tools in Putin’s war

    Response to Ukraine invasion poses ESG problems for foreign investors in country’s social media companies

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok poaches content moderators from Big Tech contractors in Europe

    Short-form video app hires hundreds to help curb spread of harmful content

  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    ByteDance disbands investment team amid China’s Big Tech clampdown

    Reorganisation at company behind TikTok comes as authorities tighten antitrust enforcement

  • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
    ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming steps down as chair of Chinese social media group

    Founder of TikTok creator joins list of entrepreneurs seeking lower profile amid tech crackdown

  • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
    TikTok owner restructures after tough year

    ByteDance to split into six business units as outlook dims for gaming and online education

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    TikTok Inc
    TikTok faces GDPR probe over children’s data and China transfers

    Irish regulator adds to scrutiny of video app that has drawn national security concerns

  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    Can science link extreme weather to climate change?

    Finding a direct link between extreme weather events and broader climate is an evolving science

  • Sunday, 8 August, 2021
    Social Media
    China’s ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO despite tech crackdown

    TikTok owner has addressed regulators’ data security concerns in push to list by early next year

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    Beijing Kuaishou Technology
    TikTok rival Kuaishou shares fall after state media demands tougher regulation

    Chinese short-video app hit as widening tech crackdown targets ‘bad fan culture’

  • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
    ByteDance cuts jobs in education unit following Beijing crackdown

    New regulations in China curtail key growth area for world’s most valuable start-up

  • Sunday, 4 July, 2021
    ByteDance starts selling AI that powers TikTok to other companies

    New unit will help other companies personalise their websites and apps

  • Friday, 2 July, 2021
    Beijing Kuaishou Technology
    China’s tech group Kuaishou ends compulsory Sunday overtime

    Move follows complaints of mistreatment made by sector’s employees

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    ByteDance revenues more than doubled in 2020 to $34.3bn

    Covid lockdowns help TikTok owner increase monthly users to 1.9bn across its apps

  • Saturday, 22 May, 2021
    News in-depth
    ByteDance staff and investors shocked as founder steps back

    TikTok owner is preparing for IPO but faces Chinese government pressure

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    Lex
    ByteDance/Zhang Yiming: swapping political nightmares for daydreaming Premium content

    Liang’s elevation should help Chinese group at home amid crackdown on tech giants

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    Zhang Yiming to step down as ByteDance chief

    Resignation marks latest retreat by a Chinese tech executive as Beijing cracks down on sector

  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
    TikTok names Shouzi Chew as new CEO

    Singapore-based executive joined parent company ByteDance in March as finance chief

  • Friday, 30 April, 2021
    Technology regulation
    Chinese regulators tell fintech groups to fix ‘problems’

    Tencent, ByteDance and 11 others summoned as Beijing extends pressure beyond Jack Ma’s Ant Group

  • Wednesday, 21 April, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    English clubs quit Super League, Chauvin guilty for Floyd murder

    Players, fans and politicians unite to oppose the contentious plans

  • Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
    TikTok sued on behalf of millions of European children over data concerns

    Legal claim argues video app collects huge volumes of personal information without sufficient consent

  • Monday, 19 April, 2021
    Inside BusinessStephanie Findlay
    TikTok’s India ban should be a warning for tech companies

    Challenges faced by viral app’s owner ByteDance show the power of nationalist forces

  • Sunday, 18 April, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The limits of China’s taming of tech

    Antitrust measures have not been extended to state-owned monopolies

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    Technology sector
    China tech groups given a month to fix antitrust practices

    Regulators summon 34 online companies after imposing record fine on Alibaba

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    TikTok owner ByteDance steps up push into gaming

    Chinese social media giant is hoping its huge audiences can feed its nascent gaming business

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