20240522 Cross-border Morning post

1.On May 21, TikTok launched its Change-Makers program, which covers 50 creators who have made a positive impact globally. TikTok will donate $25,000 on behalf of each creator to a nonprofit of their choice.

2. According to current employees, TikTok's latest round of layoffs will primarily affect the global user operations, content and marketing teams, and is expected to involve most of the team's approximately 1,000 employees.

3, May 21 news, TikTok parent company Bytedance in China released Doubao has surpassed Baidu's Ernie Bot to become the most popular chatbot in China.

4. According to the data, the number of TikTok users in Iraq will reach 31.95 million in 2024, a significant increase from 23.88 million in 2023. About 75 percent of Iraqis now use TikTok.

5. Tabcut data shows that in April 2024, TikTok Malaysia's total sales reached RM729 million (US $155 million), with average daily sales of RM24.3 million (US $5.18 million).