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Some of the key events about ByteDance
- 2012Launched Toutiao, an AI-powered news aggregation app in China
- 2016Released Douyin, a short-form video platform, in China
- 2017Acquired Musical.ly, a popular lip-syncing app, for $1 billion
- 2018Launched TikTok, the international version of Douyin
- 2018Faced criticism for censoring content related to Tibetan independence and Tiananmen Square protests on TikTok
- 2019Introduced TikTok For Good, a program to support social causes and non-profit organizations
- 2019Fined $5.7 million by the US Federal Trade Commission for illegally collecting personal information from children
- 2020Created a $250 million fund to support frontline medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020Launched TikTok for Business, providing marketing solutions for brands
- 2020Accused of censoring content critical of the Chinese government on TikTok
- 2020Banned in India along with other Chinese apps due to national security concerns
- 2020Ordered by the Trump administration to divest TikTok's US operations over data privacy concerns
- 2021Introduced new privacy features for teenage users on TikTok
- 2021Fined €750,000 by Dutch data protection authorities for violating children's privacy
- 2021Sued for billions of dollars in the UK and EU over allegations of illegally collecting children's data
- 2022Expanded its e-commerce capabilities with TikTok Shop in select markets
- 2022Admitted that employees in China accessed data of US TikTok users
- 2022Faced scrutiny over potential national security risks posed by TikTok in multiple countries
- 2023Invested $1.5 billion in a new AI research center in Singapore
- 2023Fined €345 million by Ireland's data protection regulator for violating children's privacy on TikTok
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