TikTok

Short-form video platform, run by ByteDance outside the US and by a joint venture of Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX inside it since 2026.

Also trades as ByteDance, CapCut, Lemon8, TikTok Shop

About TikTok

TikTok is a Chinese social networking service and short-form online video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos, which range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes.

TikTok Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and is based in both Singapore and Los Angeles. ByteDance launched TikTok in the international market in September 2017 as an overseas version of Douyin. Its parent company is Beijing-based ByteDance. TikTok reported that it had reached 1 billion users in September 2021.

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was formed on 22 January 2026 to handle TikTok and other ByteDance properties in the United States. Oracle Corporation, MGX Fund Management Limited and Silver Lake each hold a 15% stake, and ByteDance holds 19.9%. In May 2021, TikTok appointed Shou Zi Chew as CEO.

Drafted from en.wikipedia.org · not yet confirmed by TikTok

Moderation, reported

May 2026

Moderation decisions TikTok filed with the European Commission under the Digital Services Act. EU activity only.

TikTok

  • Moderation decisions

    37.7M

    Filed with the EU

  • Found by automation

    36.9M

    98% of decisions

  • Decided without a person

    35.3M

    94% of decisions

  • Accounts actioned

    129K

    Suspended or ended

What the decisions were about

  • Other breach of the platform's terms

    29.9M

  • Illegal or harmful speech

    4.6M

  • Violence

    1.2M

  • Scams and fraud

    1.1M

  • Civic discourse and elections

    283K

The EU filingRead August 30, 2026. Nothing here is written by the T&S Network.

Open jobs

From TikTok's own job board.

Showing 5 of 200

Pay

USD $45,594 – $588,000

across 49 of 179 open jobs, the rest don't state a range

IC
USD $76,000 – $588,000
Manager
USD $108,000 – $588,000
Senior IC
USD $151,050 – $588,000

What people report earning here

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