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In challenge to YouTube, TikTok revamps its desktop platform


In a bid to take on YouTube, TikTok is revamping its desktop platform with the addition of several new features. The company announced on Thursday that

The company announced on Thursday that its web-based experience features a new modular layout, refreshed For You feed, a new Explore tab, immersive full-screen LIVE gaming streaming, and a floating player. The social network’s new web layout features a repositioned navigation bar that’s designed to allow for a more immersive and distraction-free viewing experience that’s more in-line with the mobile version of TikTok. TikTok has brought the in-app “Explore” page to desktop, as well, allowing users to view a curated collection of content based on their interests.

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