It used to be the summer of the sassy girl. Now, TikTok has spoken, and we’re all shedding our attitudes to be very reserved, very careful, very classy, and very respectful, ready for fall. It’s a funny trend, but when it comes to nutrition, it can have real health benefits, according to registered nutritional therapist… Read More »
The Conservatives’ launch on TikTok has been described as “pretty pathetic” by one expert, who praised Labour’s “more sophisticated” social media team. Social media has been touted as a key battleground in the general election for many years, but TikTok, which was launched in the UK in August 2018, was still in its infancy at… Read More »
As TikTok struggles with a new law requiring it to divest from its Chinese owner, smaller rivals may be reaping some of the benefits. One of them is Clapper, a short video app launched in 2020, which saw a fourfold increase in downloads when Congress moved to pass the TikTok law, and a fourfold increase… Read More »
TikTok, a short video company of Chinese origin, did the biggest thing America could do on May 7, 2024: It filed a lawsuit against the US government in federal court in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland. The lawsuit claims that a federal law that went into effect on April 24, 2024, banning TikTok… Read More »
A reporter from Generation Z decided to delete the TikTok application from his phone. The addictive nature of the app’s algorithm led to hours being wasted with meaningless content. The reporter is still trying to figure out whether she wants to return to TikTok. Watching that white musical note disappear from my iPhone screen was… Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you think TikTok has been around forever, that’s because it probably has, at least if you’re measuring online. The question now is whether this will continue for much longer and, if so, in what form? Since 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with rival Musical.ly, TikTok has transformed… Read More »
Credit – illustration by TIME HEOn Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the app to a U.S. buyer within nine months or face a nationwide ban. The ban, passed by the House of Representatives on March 13 and the Senate on Wednesday, was turned into… Read More »
LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the United States, where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban if its China-based parent company, ByteDance, is not divested. This will be the biggest blow yet to the popular video-sharing app, which has faced various restrictions around the world. TikTok is already banned in… Read More »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The moment President Joe Biden showed off his swing during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month was captured on TikTok. Forced indoors by a rainstorm, he competed with 13-year-old Hurley “HJ” Coleman IV for a shot on the practice mat. The Coleman family posted video of… Read More »
The Senate voted 79-18 Tuesday evening to advance a landmark bill giving China’s ByteDance up to a year to divest TikTok or face a U.S. ban of the app. The next stop is the desk of President Joe Biden, who has promised to sign the agreement. The long-debated measure will have political ramifications for the… Read More »