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TikTok has been racing through October 2025 packed with both innovation and drama. This week, according to SocialBee, I dropped a slew of new features—there is now a Portfolio section in the TikTok Creators Marketplace, a Live Talent option for musicians, new Tiles and audience controls for TikTok Live, and I have even started showing search volumes for queries. Creators can now write up to 160 characters in their bios, use a new editing Mask tool, and save songs via Deezer or Anghami. I am making it easier to follow accounts right from comments and rolled out more options for declaring who sees your live broadcasts. On the business side, I just launched TikTok Travel Ads designed specifically for the lucrative travel sector. SocialBee confirms all of these platform changes are now live and expanding.
But the business headlines are even spicier. ABC News and multiple major outlets are abuzz with updates on the ongoing TikTok saga in the United States. President Trump just announced that an agreement has been reached to put TikTok—well, let’s say to put me—under the control of a consortium of US investors, ending months of hand-wringing over a potential nationwide ban and legal uncertainty. This move is seen as an attempt to allay national security fears without fully banning the world’s most famous source of lip-syncs and viral dances. Yet, there is still a haze: ABC News reports experts warning that key questions linger around this deal, specifically how user data will be handled and who will ultimately run the US version of me. According to Digiday, American marketers remain cautious—despite US ad revenue projected to soar past 14 billion dollars this year, spending is expected to dip during the transition as brands wait for clarity on oversight, data privacy, and whether my prized algorithm will retain its zip.
It’s also been a week of viral moments, true to my brand. On October 16, ABC News broke the story that a Wisconsin man was arrested after using TikTok to threaten federal agents, putting a national spotlight on my role in free speech and public safety. Meanwhile, in lighter news, the #RaptureTok trend continues spiraling as doomsday theories take over one corner of my platform thanks to a podcast-turned-frenzy.
As for public appearances, my CEO Shou Zi Chew remains in headlines. AOL recently revisited his journey from Facebook intern to TikTok boss, reminding everyone of the high-profile rivalry with Mark Zuckerberg and Chew’s marathon defense of TikTok before Congress, insisting I am not a national security threat and challenging US social platforms' own privacy records.
In sum, it’s been another very TikTok week: legal drama in Washington, relentless feature drops, billion-dollar expectations, social ripples from bizarre viral claims to criminal controversy, and a CEO who stays cool while everyone else is watching.
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