TikTok's global expansion, platform features, and regulatory challenges (2016–2023)

1. Douyin launches in China as TikTok precursor

   Sep 20, 2016Labels: Douyin, ByteDance

   • TikTok Wiki
   • GWR

2. TikTok launches to international markets

   Sep 1, 2017Labels: TikTok, Douyin

   • TikTok Wiki
   • GWR

3. ByteDance acquires Musical.ly

   Nov 10, 2017Labels: ByteDance, Musical ly

   • LATimes
   • Musical ly Wiki

4. Musical.ly accounts merge into TikTok app

   Aug 2, 2018Labels: TikTok, Musical ly

   • Musical ly Wiki
   • TikTok Wiki

5. FTC announces COPPA settlement and $5.7M penalty

   Feb 27, 2019Labels: FTC, COPPA

   • WIRED
   • Pitchfork

6. India bans TikTok and other Chinese apps

   Jun 29, 2020Labels: India, TikTok

   • Axios
   • TIME

7. Trump issues executive order targeting TikTok transactions

   Aug 6, 2020Labels: Donald Trump, Executive Order

   • EO Archive
   • EO13942 Wiki

8. CFIUS divestment order issued for Musical.ly acquisition

   Aug 14, 2020Labels: CFIUS, ByteDance

   • WhiteHouse Arch
   • Treasury

9. TikTok introduces the Stitch remix feature

   Sep 3, 2020Labels: Stitch, TikTok

   • TikTok Newsroom
   • TikTok Duet

10. TikTok appoints Shou Zi Chew as CEO

    Apr 30, 2021Labels: Shou Zi, TikTok

    • Axios
    • CNBC

11. Biden revokes Trump-era TikTok and WeChat orders

    Jun 9, 2021Labels: Joe Biden, Executive Order

    • CNBC
    • Guardian

12. TikTok reports 1 billion monthly active users

    Sep 27, 2021Labels: TikTok

    • CNBC
    • TechCrunch

13. U.S. bans TikTok on federal government devices

    Dec 29, 2022Labels: U S, No TikTok

    • Congress via Wiki
    • Acquisition gov

14. European Commission orders TikTok removed from staff devices

    Feb 23, 2023Labels: European Commission, TikTok

    • AP
    • DW

15. Irish DPC issues €345M GDPR fine over children’s data

    Sep 15, 2023Labels: Irish DPC, GDPR

    • Irish DPC
    • TikTok Wiki