TikTok bumps up video length to three minutes

(TikTok users can now post videos up to three minutes long up from one minute, in a move by China-based ByteDance to keep up with the competition. — AFP

TikTok on Thursday began letting users post videos up to three minutes in length, tripling the prior cap to stay ahead of competitors.

TikTok is believed to have one billion users worldwide including more than 100 million in the United States, and is especially popular with young smartphone users.