1. To enable live streaming on Douyin (TikTok) overseas, update the app to version 12.4.0.
2. As of now, Douyin does not support live streaming abroad. However, users can resolve this issue by setting their phone's GPS location back to domestic, which allows them to start live streaming on the platform.
3. It's crucial to avoid having foreigners appear in the live stream frame to prevent the live session from being suspended due to reports.
4. Douyin, introduced by Toutiao (Today's Headlines), officially launched in September 2016.
5. The platform is a social community focused on young people's music video creation and sharing.
6. Douyin leverages artificial intelligence technology to offer a diverse range of video creation features, enabling users to select music and shoot short videos to produce personal works.
7. After launching in September 2016, Douyin was refined for some time and received substantial resources for promotion after the Spring Festival this year.
8. Owing to the impressive performance of the product, Toutiao swiftly decided to concentrate all efforts, including those from high-traffic celebrities and business development (BD) resources, on this new project called Douyin.
9. Douyin quickly became a strategic product for Toutiao.
10. Toutiao's core algorithmic advantage is applied to Douyin, with an algorithmic recommendation model incorporated into the product at its inception to ensure efficient content distribution.
11. Douyin's name change from A.me to its current form was timely, more accurately positioning it as a music video social community for young people.
