ByteDance
Chinese internet technology company
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| January 27 2025 | Marvel Snap reappeared in the App Store. |
| January 27 2025 | Marvel Snap reappeared in the App Store. |
| January 21 2025 | Marvel Snap service was restored following Trump's inauguration and delaying of PAFACA. |
| January 21 2025 | Marvel Snap service was restored following Trump's inauguration and delaying of PAFACA. |
| January 18 2025 | Four additional ByteDance apps (CapCut, Lemon8, Gauth, and Hypic) were banned in the United States alongside TikTok. |
| January 18 2025 | Marvel Snap was banned in the United States. |
| January 18 2025 | Four additional ByteDance apps (CapCut, Lemon8, Gauth, and Hypic) were banned in the United States alongside TikTok. |
| January 18 2025 | Marvel Snap was banned in the United States. |
| November 2024 | Donald Trump changed his stance on TikTok's ban after ByteDance investor Jeff Yass donated to his election campaign. |
| November 2024 | Donald Trump changed his stance on TikTok's ban after ByteDance investor Jeff Yass donated to his election campaign. |
| September 2024 | The Federal Trade Commission released a report examining data collection practices of 9 companies, including ByteDance, highlighting potential risks to user privacy, including vulnerability to identity theft, stalking, discrimination, and mental health impacts. |
| September 2024 | Volcano Engine launched its own AI-generated video generator, expanding ByteDance's AI technology capabilities. |
| September 2024 | The Federal Trade Commission released a report examining data collection practices of 9 companies, including ByteDance, highlighting potential risks to user privacy, including vulnerability to identity theft, stalking, discrimination, and mental health impacts. |
| September 2024 | Volcano Engine launched its own AI-generated video generator, expanding ByteDance's AI technology capabilities. |
| September 24 2024 | ByteDance announced that TikTok Music would shut down on 28 November 2024. |
| September 24 2024 | ByteDance announced that TikTok Music would shut down on 28 November 2024. |
| June 2024 | ByteDance launched Whee, a new image-sharing and social networking service. |
| June 2024 | ByteDance launched Whee, a new image-sharing and social networking service. |
| May 2024 | ByteDance laid off a large percentage of employees from its global user operations, content, and marketing teams, disbanding the global user operations team. |
| May 2024 | ByteDance laid off a large percentage of employees from its global user operations, content, and marketing teams, disbanding the global user operations team. |
| April 24 2024 | President Joe Biden signed a bill into law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok by 19 January 2025, or face a platform ban in the United States. |
| April 24 2024 | President Joe Biden signed a bill into law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok by 19 January 2025, or face a platform ban in the United States. |
| March 2024 | ByteDance launches a $2.1 million marketing campaign across swing states in response to anti-TikTok advocacy groups calling for the app to be banned, targeting states with vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election. |
| March 2024 | ByteDance launches a $2.1 million marketing campaign across swing states in response to anti-TikTok advocacy groups calling for the app to be banned, targeting states with vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election. |
| January 2024 | Resso was shut down in India due to 'local market conditions'. |
| January 2024 | Resso was shut down in India due to 'local market conditions'. |
| 2023 | ByteDance established 8th Note Press, a new publishing company. |
| 2023 | ByteDance spends $8.7 million on lobbying efforts throughout the year. |
| 2023 | ByteDance was investigated by the Central Bank of Ireland for insufficient anti-money laundering controls in its payment division, raising regulatory concerns about the company's financial compliance. |
| 2023 | G42 purchased a stake in ByteDance, indicating a significant investment or strategic partnership for the company. |
| 2023 | ByteDance was investigated by the Central Bank of Ireland for insufficient anti-money laundering controls in its payment division, raising regulatory concerns about the company's financial compliance. |
| 2023 | ByteDance established 8th Note Press, a new publishing company. |
| 2023 | ByteDance spends $8.7 million on lobbying efforts throughout the year. |
| 2023 | G42 purchased a stake in ByteDance, indicating a significant investment or strategic partnership for the company. |
| November 2023 | Forbes reported that ByteDance's internal workplace tool Feishu was accessed by the CAC and other Chinese government authorities in the run-up to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. |
| November 2023 | Reuters reported that ByteDance was restructuring Nuverse and retreating from gaming. |
| November 2023 | Forbes reported that ByteDance's internal workplace tool Feishu was accessed by the CAC and other Chinese government authorities in the run-up to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. |
| November 2023 | Reuters reported that ByteDance was restructuring Nuverse and retreating from gaming. |
| October 19 2023 | TikTok Music premiered in Mexico, Singapore, and Australia. |
| October 19 2023 | TikTok Music premiered in Mexico, Singapore, and Australia. |
| July 2023 | ByteDance reports having spent over $17.7 million on lobbying since its first report in 2019. |
| July 2023 | TikTok Music (formerly Resso) launched in Indonesia and Brazil. |
| July 2023 | TikTok Music (formerly Resso) launched in Indonesia and Brazil. |
| July 2023 | ByteDance reports having spent over $17.7 million on lobbying since its first report in 2019. |
| March 2023 | The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation after ByteDance employees tracked journalists to find internal leaks. In response, ByteDance fired four employees. |
| March 2023 | CapCut becomes the second-most downloaded app in the United States, surpassing TikTok's download numbers in the same month, according to The Wall Street Journal. |
| March 2023 | The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation after ByteDance employees tracked journalists to find internal leaks. In response, ByteDance fired four employees. |
| March 2023 | CapCut becomes the second-most downloaded app in the United States, surpassing TikTok's download numbers in the same month, according to The Wall Street Journal. |
| 2022 | Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) launched an investigative probe into ByteDance, focusing on suspicious fund transfers through TikTok accounts potentially linked to money laundering or terrorism financing. |
| 2022 | Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) launched an investigative probe into ByteDance, focusing on suspicious fund transfers through TikTok accounts potentially linked to money laundering or terrorism financing. |
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