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TikTok announces over $50 million investment as Korean content gains global influence

Recognizing the growing global influence of Korean content, TikTok will invest more than $50 million in Korea’s content ecosystem, the company announced Thursday.

2026.4.2

A suspect in his 50s accused of murdering a female TikToker in her 20s and abandoning her body is escorted to a court hearing for a warrant review in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Sept. 16, 2025. [NEWS1]

Murderer of 20-year-old TikToker sentenced to 40 years in prison

A man who killed a TikToker in her 20s and abandoned her body in a wooded area last September was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday.

2026.3.20

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a state dinner hosted by Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at Capella Singapore on March 2. [YONHAP]

President Lee joins TikTok, surpasses 100,000 followers in just four days

President Lee Jae Myung has opened an official account on the global short-form video platform TikTok, expanding his social media outreach from X and Facebook. The account surpassed 100,000 followers in just four days.

2026.3.4

President Lee Jae Myung in his first video on TikTok on Feb. 28 [SCREENSHOT]

President Lee joins TikTok, expanding social media presence

President Lee Jae Myung joined the Chinese short-form video platform TikTok on Saturday, the latest in a string of moves to expand communication with the public through social networking sites.

2026.2.28

An image from a TikTok video featuring an AI-rendered Yu Gwan-sun (1902-1920), a teenage activist of the 1919 independence movement who died after torture in Japanese custody [SCREEN CAPTURE]

AI videos demeaning freedom fighter cast tech's dark shadow over upcoming Independence holiday

AI has helped restore and colorize images of Korea’s independence activists during the Japanese colonial rule in recent years, but new videos have revealed a dark side of the technology and sparked outrage ahead of Independence Movement Day.

2026.2.26

TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change

Censorship claims, technical problems and reports of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the United States that was finalized last week.

2026.1.28

A man stands near a giant sign for Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok, known locally as Douyin, during China Fashion Week in Beijing on March 31, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

TikTok seals deal for new U.S. joint venture to avoid ban

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said that it has finalized a deal to establish a majority U.S.-owned joint venture that will secure U.S. data to avoid a U.S. ban on the short video app used by over 200 million Americans.

2026.1.23

TikTok to sell U.S. unit to investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake, to meet operation requirements

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three U.S. investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.

2025.12.19

This photo taken on Oct. 24 shows the hands of a 14-year-old boy as he looks at social media on his mobile phone at his home near Gosford, Australia. Australia will ban young teenagers from social media on Dec. 10, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue children from addictive scrolling on apps including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. [AFP/YONHAP]

Australia social media ban to take effect, sparking global crackdown

Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation.

2025.12.9

Korean cosmetics company APR's media facade advertisement in the United States [APR]

APR's founder sees the beauty sector differently, from leaning into devices to viral marketing himself

Kim Byung-hoon, the chief executive of APR, took a leap of faith by going all-in on skincare devices, and sent his company soaring to new heights — heights that include viral marketing with the likes of Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber.

2025.12.5