TikTok Parent ByteDance Accuses Facebook of 'Plagiarism and Smears' 6x4l3w Technology News

ByteDance also said it faced “complex and unimaginable difficulties” as it worked to grow into a global brand. 3s5f1k

By Reuters | Updated: 3 August 2020 11:39 IST

TikTok Parent ByteDance Accuses Facebook of 'Plagiarism and Smears'

The Beijing-based company made the comments in a statement late on Sunday 552o3u

Highlights

ByteDance did not elaborate on the accusation
The statement didn't mention pressures that ByteDance currently faces
Trump has agreed to give China's ByteDance 45 days to sell TikTok

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TikTok owner ByteDance has accused Facebook of plagiarism and smears although it did not elaborate on the accusation.

The Chinese firm also said it faced "complex and unimaginable difficulties" as it worked to grow into global company.

The Beijing-based company made the comments in a statement late on Sunday posted on its official on Jinri Toutiao, a news aggregator app it owns.

"Facebook," it said.

Statement from ByteDance, accusing Facebook of plagarism
Photo Credit: toutiao.com

Mark Zuckerberg, who last year accused the app of censoring political protest. TikTok has denied the claim.

Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The statement did not mention pressures in the United States that ByteDance currently faces to sell off its popular short-video app TikTok.

US President Microsoft, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

© Thomson Reuters 2020

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