The Latest Breaking News from Douyin

By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy debate concerns one of the world’s most popular apps among young people – TikTok.

As China grapples to contain a mortgage boycott that has triggered rare protests, censors have gone into overdrive with social media messages blocked, videos of demonstrations wiped and key word searches coming up blank.

Online sales stars enjoy huge influence but can fall foul of the authorities and vanish from the retail multiverse

UK-based e-commerce boss Joshua Ma to step back from role, according to reports

Key Takeaways: Kuaishou’s adjusted net loss narrowed in the first quarter, but its ad revenue came under pressure during China’s latest Covid containment measures

Key Takeaways: Tencent reported its first quarter profit fell 22.9%, but the market believes the worst is past after Beijing’s recent end to its freeze on new game approvals

If the sun is setting on Facebook, then TikTok is dancing in the moonlight. How long can its short-form video hold consumers' fickle attention?

Popular videos paint the Russian president as a widely admired figure.

Meituan (OTC:MPNGY), famed as the "Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) of services" in China, looked to expand its bouquet of services, tech node reports. The giant service app, whose services ranged from food delivery to travel booking, expanded to selling physical goods akin to Amazon. Meituan's latest move fired up rivalry against China's domestic retail…