TikTok's Global Expansion, Algorithmic Growth, and Regulatory Scrutiny (2016-2022)

1. ByteDance launches Douyin in China

   Sep 20, 2016Labels: ByteDance, Douyin

   • TikTok history
   • NYT timeline

2. ByteDance launches TikTok for international markets

   Sep 1, 2017Labels: ByteDance, TikTok

   • TikTok history
   • ByteDance TikTok

3. ByteDance agrees to buy Musical.ly

   Nov 9, 2017Labels: ByteDance, Musical ly

   • TikTok history
   • NYT timeline

4. TikTok absorbs Musical.ly into one app

   Aug 2, 2018Labels: TikTok, Musical ly

   • TikTok Newsroom
   • TikTok history

5. FTC announces COPPA settlement tied to Musical.ly

   Feb 27, 2019Labels: FTC, Musical ly

   • FTC press release
   • Axios COPPA

6. TikTok publishes its first transparency report

   Jan 1, 2020Labels: TikTok, Transparency Report

   • Wired report

7. India bans TikTok and dozens of Chinese apps

   Jun 29, 2020Labels: India, TikTok

   • Axios India ban
   • Time India ban

8. TikTok exits Hong Kong after security law

   Jul 10, 2020Labels: TikTok, Hong Kong

   • CNBC Hong Kong

9. TikTok launches Creator Fund to incentivize production

   Jul 23, 2020Labels: TikTok, Creator Fund

   • CNBC Creator Fund
   • TechCrunch fund

10. Trump signs executive order targeting TikTok transactions

    Aug 6, 2020Labels: Donald Trump, Executive Order

    • EO 13942
    • CNBC EO context

11. CFIUS-backed order demands ByteDance divest U.S. TikTok

    Aug 14, 2020Labels: CFIUS, ByteDance

    • U S Treasury
    • CNBC divest

12. Biden revokes Trump-era TikTok and WeChat orders

    Jun 9, 2021Labels: Joe Biden, Executive Order

    • CNBC Biden EO

13. TikTok reports reaching 1 billion monthly active users

    Sep 27, 2021Labels: TikTok

    • CNBC 1B users
    • Reuters via Yahoo

14. EU adopts the Digital Services Act framework

    Oct 19, 2022Labels: European Union, Digital Services

    • DSA text info

15. U.S. law bans TikTok on federal government devices

    Dec 29, 2022Labels: U S, No TikTok

    • No TikTok Act
    • CNBC devices ban