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TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas Stepping Down From Role After Five Years

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[ad_1] TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China’s ByteDance, according to an email seen by Reuters on Thursday. In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition. “Given all the successes … Read more

TikTok to Invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia, Says CEO

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[ad_1] Short video app TikTok plans to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, its CEO Shou Zi Chew said on Thursday. Chew said at an event held in Indonesia that TikTok’s content is becoming more diversified as it adds more users and expands into e-commerce. TikTok is owned by … Read more

TikTok Users in Montana, US, File Lawsuit Seeking to Block State’s Ban on App

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[ad_1] Five TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state’s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The five users seek to block the … Read more