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#Perspective / How Dhaka’s ‘Struggler Sayem’ became an unexpected social media star

Struggler Sayem, a CNG driver in Dhaka, shares honest, unscripted daily life videos on TikTok and Facebook to learn English. His calm, ego-free storytelling offers rare authenticity and comfort in Bangladesh’s flashy social media scene.

Press Release / TikTok removes over 1 crore videos from Bangladesh in Q1 

TikTok, the popular social media platform, has removed 11,006,960 videos originating from Bangladesh between January and March this year, according to its Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on July 23.

TikTok-owner ByteDance developing lightweight mixed-reality goggles: report

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is working on lightweight mixed-reality goggles through its VR subsidiary Pico, according to a recent report from The Information. The device aims to compete with Meta’s upcoming AR glasses, offering a lightweight alternative to bulkier VR headsets, states the report.

Press Release / TikTok rolls out flood misinformation filter in Bangladesh

TikTok has recently introduced a new in-app feature in Bangladesh aimed at limiting the spread of misinformation during the monsoon flood season. 

The growing chasm of BookTok

Are the glory days of BookTok coming to an end?

Trump says buyer found for TikTok

US President Donald Trump in a Fox News interview on Sunday said that a deal to buy the popular short-video app TikTok is underway and involves “very wealthy people”, whose identities he plans to reveal in about two weeks.

Meta and TikTok to begin legal battles with EU on tech fees: Report

Meta Platforms and TikTok have challenged a supervisory fee imposed by the European Union (EU), arguing that the levy is disproportionate and based on flawed calculations, according to a recent report by Reuters.

TikTok to use AI-generated text to describe images

TikTok has announced that the company is testing a new feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate image descriptions, in an effort to make the platform more accessible for users with visual impairments. 

Meta admitted Facebook was "losing badly" to TikTok: court filings

Meta executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, openly acknowledged TikTok's dominance over Facebook and Instagram in key areas of social media engagement, during discussions dated February 2022, filed as part of the US Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust lawsuit against Meta, according to a recent report by TechCrunch.

July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

How Dhaka’s ‘Struggler Sayem’ became an unexpected social media star

Struggler Sayem, a CNG driver in Dhaka, shares honest, unscripted daily life videos on TikTok and Facebook to learn English. His calm, ego-free storytelling offers rare authenticity and comfort in Bangladesh’s flashy social media scene.

July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025

TikTok removes over 1 crore videos from Bangladesh in Q1 

TikTok, the popular social media platform, has removed 11,006,960 videos originating from Bangladesh between January and March this year, according to its Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on July 23.

July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025

TikTok-owner ByteDance developing lightweight mixed-reality goggles: report

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is working on lightweight mixed-reality goggles through its VR subsidiary Pico, according to a recent report from The Information. The device aims to compete with Meta’s upcoming AR glasses, offering a lightweight alternative to bulkier VR headsets, states the report.

July 13, 2025
July 13, 2025

TikTok rolls out flood misinformation filter in Bangladesh

TikTok has recently introduced a new in-app feature in Bangladesh aimed at limiting the spread of misinformation during the monsoon flood season. 

July 12, 2025
July 12, 2025

The growing chasm of BookTok

Are the glory days of BookTok coming to an end?

June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025

Trump says buyer found for TikTok

US President Donald Trump in a Fox News interview on Sunday said that a deal to buy the popular short-video app TikTok is underway and involves “very wealthy people”, whose identities he plans to reveal in about two weeks.

June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025

Meta and TikTok to begin legal battles with EU on tech fees: Report

Meta Platforms and TikTok have challenged a supervisory fee imposed by the European Union (EU), arguing that the levy is disproportionate and based on flawed calculations, according to a recent report by Reuters.

May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

TikTok to use AI-generated text to describe images

TikTok has announced that the company is testing a new feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate image descriptions, in an effort to make the platform more accessible for users with visual impairments. 

May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025

Meta admitted Facebook was "losing badly" to TikTok: court filings

Meta executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, openly acknowledged TikTok's dominance over Facebook and Instagram in key areas of social media engagement, during discussions dated February 2022, filed as part of the US Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust lawsuit against Meta, according to a recent report by TechCrunch.

March 10, 2025
March 10, 2025

TikTok sale talks underway, deal possible soon, says Trump  

US President Donald Trump has revealed that his administration is in discussions with four groups regarding the sale of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, as per a recent report by Reuters.