TikTok News & Updates
Last updated September 9, 2026
TikTok changed its mind about banning seller-fulfilled shipping
#266 – Reddit Shopping, TikTok Gives In, & Perplexity Joins the Anti-Ad Movement
Chinese manufacturers market military anti-drone weapons on TikTok
Netflix joins studios in demanding ByteDance stop AI copyright infringement
TikTok reverses ban on independent shipping for U.S. sellers following backlash
Warner Bros. Discovery accuses ByteDance of deliberate AI copyright theft
TikTok Shop rolls out AI chatbot and automation tools for sellers
Apple Music and TikTok test in-app playback and Listening Party features
Spain orders probe into X, Meta, and TikTok over AI child abuse content
ByteDance adds safeguards to Seedance AI following Hollywood backlash
TikTok launches a dedicated Local feed in the US
#265 – Google’s first agentic, TikTok Local, & OpenAI’s trouble with the basics
ByteDance negotiates $6B sale of gaming unit Moonton to Savvy Games
ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.0 AI video model with multi-shot & audio capabilities
EU accuses TikTok of putting users in “autopilot mode” and demands changes to its “addictive” app
#264 – PayPal’s CEO, Shop App’s new feed, & TikTok’s Autopilot Mode
EU accuses TikTok of putting users in “autopilot mode”
TikTok’s transition to a U.S. entity is off to a rocky start
ByteDance, Alibaba race to launch new AI models in China
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