Likee (; formerly LIKE) is a short-

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creation and sharing app, available for

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and Android

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s. It is owned by

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tech firm Likeme Pte. Ltd., whose parent company is JOYY Inc. The founder of Likee is Jason Hu, entrepreneur from Singapore, who previously worked for JOYY. The app's capabilities include visual effects, including 4D Magic and Dynamic Stickers, as well as video shooting and editing.

History

Likee was originally known as LIKE until mid-2019, when it was rebranded and redesigned. As of the second quarter of 2019, Likee's mobile

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had reached 80.7 million. In 2017, Likee was rated as one of

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's Best Entertainment Applications.

Features

The Likee mobile app allows users to easily create and edit videos using a variety of

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effects.

Privacy concerns

Likee has been criticized for privacy and inappropriate content. In response to privacy concerns, LIKEME Pte. Ltd. added

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features in 2019, allowing

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s and guardians of Likee users to remotely control or restrict access to the app's content. However,

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s have described the parental controls as "ineffective". In June 2020, the

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banned Likee along with 58 other apps that were ultimately owned by Chinese companies such as

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, citing data and privacy issues, and added that it was a threat to the

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and

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of the country. Border tensions in 2020 between India and China and subsequent deterioration of relations instigated the ban.

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History

Features

Privacy concerns

See also

References

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