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TikTok plans data center in Ireland

POPULAR video-sharing app TikTok yesterday announced plans for its first data center for European users in Ireland.

Roland Cloutier, TikTok’s global chief information security officer, said the 420-million euro (US$498 million) project would be operational by early 2022.

In a blog posting, he said it would “play a key role in further strengthening the safeguarding and protection of TikTok user data, with a state-of-the-art physical and network security defense system planned around this new operation.” 

“This new regional data center will deliver tangible benefits, including enabling faster loading time that will help our TikTok community to enjoy an even better experience,” he wrote.

Data from TikTok users, who make quirky 60-second videos with its smartphone app, is held in the United States and Singapore.

Meanwhile, Instagram added a new video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok. “Reels” lets users record videos of up to 15 seconds and provides tools for editing.




 

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