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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced a bill with Sen. Angus King (I-ME) on Friday to ban TikTok unless the app is fully divested of Chinese ownership, announcing that “momentum is growing” to pass the legislation. Rubio and King’s bill — the Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and…

TikTok’s power to create inescapable hits out of songs has been one of the platform’s defining features since everyone turned to it during early COVID-19 lockdowns. The most recent earworm to get stuck in people’s heads, “If We Ever Broke Up,” is now out on streaming services from Mae Stephens,…

You know Sweet Anita. You’ve seen her streams, stumbled across her Twitter account, or watched clips of her on TikTok. She’s likable—the kind of person you could watch do anything, even as she clicks her tongue, whistles, and tells you fuck off. You’ve probably had her curse you out on…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Widespread tensions caused by a rift within Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian church have resulted in the suspension of access to social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Telegram. The internet observatory NetBlocks confirmed social media platforms had been “restricted in Ethiopia amid anti-government protests” as of Thursday…

K.S., a 14-year-old girl The Daily Beast is identifying by her initials to protect her privacy, was 12 years old when she first downloaded TikTok, a video app all her friends seemed to be newly hooked on. It was early 2020, and once COVID-19 hit, K.S. found herself with little…

The surgeon general is the “nation’s doctor” in the United States. He or she is tasked with giving Americans the “best scientific information” about their health. Late last month the current US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, warned that 13 is too young to join social media. He said it posed…

A CURVY creator revealed the outfits that she wears to prove plus-size people can be stylish. The TikTok user, who goes by It's The Curves For Me, showed her followers some of her everyday looks. 4 TikTok user It's The Curves For Me shared some of her stylish looks with…

A WOMAN said trolls called her "thirsty" and tell her she can't wear bikinis over the age of 50. TikTok creator JB (@__msredhead) said trolls continue to spam her with hate comments every time she posts a video. 3 TikTok user JB gets trolled continuouslyCredit: TikTok/__msredhead 3 The trolls say…

Douyin, China’s equivalent to TikTok, plans to offer its “group-buying delivery” service in more cities. Credit: 123RF ByteDance-owned video-sharing platform Douyin, China’s equivalent of TikTok, plans to offer its “group-buying delivery” service in more cities, but has no timeline for a national rollout, TechNode has learned. Why it matters: The…

As Super Bowl LVII draws closer, short-form video-sharing app TikTok recently announced a Gridiron Grub Contest where small businesses can win $5,000 for posting ‘their best game day delights in a fun and creative way’ to the TikTok platform. TikTok Gridiron Grub Contest for Super Bowl LVIISmall businesses such as…