Last year, the parent company of TikTok set up its own publishing arm in the US. The low-key operation now appears to be seeping into the ever-expanding functions of its Dublin presence. ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok and other online properties, set up 8th Note Press to publish e-books targeting Gen Z and Millennial audiences, the biggest users of its flagship social media app. TikTok has a substantial presence in Dublin with much of its European business serviced here. While 8th Note Press is a ByteDance venture started in the US, job adverts give some indication that…