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Reddit Buys TikTok Rival Dubsmash, to Allow Users to Upload and Stream Short-Form Videos

Evening Standard | 14/12/2020 01:07 PM | Click to read full article

Reddit said on Sunday it has acquired short-form video sharing platform Dubsmash, becoming the latest company to expand in a space dominated by Chinese-owned TikTok. Reddit said in a blog post that the deal would give its users, who can already upload and stream videos, access to Dubsmash’s editing and short-video creation tools.

The San Francisco-based company added that Dubsmash would maintain its own platform and brand.

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