TikTok News & Updates
Last updated September 20, 2026
TikTok Shop bans AI-generated voices and static-image content from its promotional livestreams and shoppable videos
TikTok Shop is landing in formal agency RFPs alongside Amazon and Walmart as brands treat it as a real commerce channel
QVC UK opens dedicated TikTok live-selling studios in London as its US parent works through Chapter 11 bankruptcy
TikTok’s third annual Community Fest returns June 11 with workshops and competitions to push more creators into livestreaming
TikTok partners with the Sundance Institute on a four-week course to train creators in writing short-form microdramas
X launches TikTok-style “React with Video” feature, letting users record video responses to existing posts
TikTok expands TikTok Shop to Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland starting June 15
The Verge investigation finds AI-generated Black avatars selling Shein dropship products on TikTok through fake “small business” sob stories
QVC marks 40th anniversary with eight-hour TikTok Shop “Super Brand Day” live shopping event from NYC on June 17
Redfin hit with class-action lawsuit alleging it shared users’ video-viewing history and mortgage data with Meta and TikTok via tracking pixels
Senator Ed Markey demands TikTok US and Oracle deliver joint venture contracts by June 18 over China national security concerns
TikTok Shop launches in Netherlands on June 15 with Cloudpillo, Meroda, and Nikkie Plessen’s N BRANDS among first sellers
Warner Music Group and Crumbl reach settlement in $24M copyright infringement lawsuit over TikTok and Instagram posts
Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media debuts a multipart deepfake documentary on TikTok, betting investigative work can scale on short-form
TikTok and YouTube decline to overhaul recommendation feeds as Ofcom finds 73% of UK teens hit harmful content
Suno app downloads quadruple as TikTok’s “text to song” trend turns text histories into AI-generated songs
Japanese voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda sues TikTok parent company over AI videos allegedly cloning his voice
AppLovin quietly launches Gist, a TikTok-style social media app with photo carousels and mini-games, after losing its TikTok bid
Universal Music Group and TikTok sign multi-year licensing deal with artist royalties, e-commerce tools, and AI protections
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