China is serious about cleaning up Jinri Toutiao and Kuaishou this time

China's regulator for the media and entertainment sector, SAPPRFT (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television), has just r…

We need a Toutiao for podcasts

Last month, I wrote an op-ed taking a critical eye to the globalization strategy of Bytedance, the Beijing-based parent company of ultra-popular Chines…

Toutiao is suing Baidu for unfair competition after (alleged) biased search results and security warning

Jinri Toutiao, the popular news app, announced through its WeChat public account that it is filing a lawsuit against Chinese tech giant Baidu for unfai…

Toutiao reveals logic behind its algorithms, shows they are serious about filtering “unsavory” content

News aggregation platform Jinri Toutiao held a meeting with engineers from other internet companies yesterday to disclose how Toutiao derived its algor…

Toutiao and beyond: How Bytedance will keep making global headlines

AI-powered news recommendation app Jinri Toutiao is as sticky as apps get. Plus the user data it generates could be far richer than the likes of social…

Toutiao parent continues world expansion with Musical.ly purchase and Cheetah Mobile collaboration

Toutiao's parent company ByteDance is taking globalization seriously and its recent shopping spree proves it. On Wednesday, the proud owner of China’s …

Post-90s consumption, big data, and the future of AI: Q&A with Tony Park, managing partner at LB Investment China

Chinese consumers are becoming ever increasingly affluent. In 2015, 77 Chinese cities’ per capita GDP reached $10,000, and for top cities like Shenzhen…

WeChat rumored to be restyling subscription accounts to resemble Jinri Toutiao

WeChat subscription account is undergoing a major transformation, from a traditional folder method into a more intuitive feed stream format, making it …