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Business
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Tech
2/8/2026 6:52:02 PM
TikTok’s LIVE Fest 2025 MENAT took place in Dubai this week, as livestreaming activity across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey continued to surge, with more than 1.4 million creators in the region engaging in LIVE Fest events during the year, the company said.
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Business
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Tech
1/27/2026 8:25:10 PM
Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.
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Business
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Tech
1/23/2026 3:29:14 PM
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.
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Egypt
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Society
12/30/2025 10:01:06 PM
Newspapers and websites affiliated with United Media Services (UMS) have announced a decision to refrain from covering or following any activities, events, or social occasions related to individuals commonly referred to as social media or TikTok influencers.
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World
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International
12/9/2025 3:39:16 PM
Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok on Wednesday, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.
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Egypt
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Society
12/8/2025 5:22:28 PM
TikTok removed nearly 19 million violating videos across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) between April and June 2025, with Egypt alone accounting for almost 3 million takedowns, according to the platform’s latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on Monday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
11/13/2025 9:45:46 AM
Generation Z’s identity, sense of belonging, and preferences are increasingly being shaped by digital algorithms at the expense of traditional media.
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Business
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Tech
10/28/2025 3:05:58 PM
A new wave of Egyptian entrepreneurs is rewriting the rules of business growth, armed not with storefronts or ad budgets, but with smartphones and TikTok accounts.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/28/2025 10:03:00 AM
Egypt has signed an agreement with TikTok, naming the global platform the official digital partner for the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), slated for 1 November.
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World
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International
9/20/2025 12:00:04 PM
US President Donald Trump hailed on Friday a call with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, claiming a deal to sell blockbuster app TikTok could be a "formality" and saying he would visit China, which gave a more cautious assessment of their talks.
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Business
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Tech
9/16/2025 11:21:39 PM
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force the app's sale from its Chinese owner.
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World
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International
9/15/2025 2:57:53 PM
The United States is "very close" to a deal with China to settle their dispute over TikTok, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday as the two sides resumed trade talks in Madrid.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
8/23/2025 10:49:07 AM
A campaign against TikTokers in Egypt has uncovered violations that may lead to the platform’s ban and prison terms for some creators.
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Business
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Tech
8/20/2025 1:25:20 PM
The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the United States despite a law requiring its sale.
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Egypt
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Society
8/2/2025 6:52:47 PM
TikTok has been given a three-month deadline to adjust its content to align with Egyptian social and moral standards, according to MP Ahmed Badawi, a member of the House of Representatives’ Telecommunications Committee.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/29/2025 1:29:53 PM
The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in the recruitment of minors in Spain through online platforms, with TikTok emerging as a primary tool used by extremist groups to lure children and teenagers.
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Business
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Tech
7/17/2025 4:32:06 PM
Online privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, saying they had failed to comply with data access requests.
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Business
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Tech
7/10/2025 3:34:45 PM
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an investigation into TikTok over the transfer of users' personal data to China.
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Business
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Tech
6/19/2025 7:58:07 PM
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States.
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World
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International
6/11/2025 10:19:03 AM
Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa.
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