TECNO to Host TikTok Livestream with Joshua Garcia, Akosi Dogie

As part of its campaign to promote its newly-launched Camon 20 Pro series, TECNO will be hosting a TikTok Livestream on July 8, 7PM featuring Joshua Garcia and Akosi Dogie. The TikTok livestream event will have both of them playing Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) using the Camon 20 Pro series. During the livestream, fans […]

Smart and TikTok Reveal Finalists for Greatest Gamer Philippines

TikTok, Smart Communications, Smart Omega, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), have announced the 10 finalists competing in The Greatest Gamer Philippines. Selected from almost 6,000 passionate gamers who auditioned across the country, these 10 competitors will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove their skills and determination on TikTok to become the next professional Esports […]

Tiktok Shop Rival? YouTube to Introduce Live Shopping Feature

With TikTok expanding to the eCommerce space with its live shopping feature, YouTube wants to match what TikTok has to offer as it sets out to introduce Live Shopping to eligible creators. While eligible creators can sell products through YouTube, the addition of a Live Shopping feature opens another avenue for creators to promote their […]

Easy Money: A Company will Pay You for Watching TikTok Videos

Admit it: in your past time, you most likely be spending an hour or more endlessly browsing TikTok on your phone–to the point that you doom scroll your way until you fall asleep. While it’s not a productive thing to do, what if someone will actually pay you for watching TikTok videos? You read that […]

It Begins: Montana Becomes First US State to Ban TikTok

Amidst the pressure that the US is giving on TikTok and its owners, select states in the US are pushing for the outright ban of using TikTok, with Montana being the first state to do so. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation on Wednesday (May 17) to ban TikTok from operating in the state “to […]

PLDT, TikTok Support Farmers, Fisherfolk with “Buy Local” Initiative

As part of supporting local farmers and fisherfolk, PLDT and Tiktok are working with the Department of Agriculture to help them adapt to digitalization by introducing them to shoppertainment–a marketing strategy that brings entertainment into commerce. Among the things they are doing to support this initiative is holding a “Buy Local Bazaar” shopping event through […]

US to TikTok Owners: Sell Shares, or Get Banned

The US continues to pressure the owners of Tiktok once again, as they urge its Chinese owners to sell their stake or get banned in the country. The Wall Street Journal confirms this, as the Biden administration is serious about the matter after facing criticism on not having a tough stance against TikTok being a […]

TikTok Sets 1 Hour Daily Screen Time Limit for Minors

In a bid to manage how long users browse TikTok content, the social media giant announced they are implementing a daily screen time limit for minors. By default, TikTok sets the daily screen time limit to 1 hour (or 60 minutes) for users under 18–though users can set their own limits. In addition to the […]

TikTok TV App Now Available in the Philippines

With TikTok already having a sizeable audience here in the Philippines, the social media platform expands its reach by making the TikTok TV app available locally with Google TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and LG devices. The TikTok TV App brings the much-wanted social media platform to the big screen in the comfort of […]

Negotiations On: TikTok May Lose Music Deals If It Doesn’t Pay Up

As it has blossomed into one of the largest social media apps ever, TikTok’s valuation stands at around $50-75 billion USD. Whether it’s on the far left or right of the scale, the amount is still gargantuan nonetheless. However, brand labels for music are also eyeing to get a chunk of the TikTok train. After […]

TikTok Copies Instagram with New Photo Mode Feature

We recently reported how Instagram copied TikTok by introducing full-screen videos that mimic the TikTok feed. Now, it seems that TikTok is the one imitating Instagram through its new feature called “Photo Mode”. The new TikTok feature allows users to share multiple still photos on the social media platform with a 2,200 maximum allowable character. […]

Is “TikTok Now” Just A Copy Of The Now-Famous BeReal App?

After a launch in 2020, the BeReal Application ignited in 2022 to become one of the fastest-growing social media applications. The concept is simple: at a random time every day, the world takes a picture of what’s in front and behind them, and this gets uploaded to the internet and shown to either friends or […]