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TikTok’s algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday that highlights concerns about social media and its impact on youth mental health. Researchers at the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate created TikTok accounts for fictional teen personas in the…

A SHOPPING pro has revealed the gifts you should never give at Christmas. Leah, who describes herself as a "gift giving expert" and has more than one million followers on TikTok, has outlined four gifts you should avoid buying for loved ones this festive season. 2 Leah revealed four gifts…

Trending Ali Dulin, who went by the username Ali Spice, @alidspicexo on Instagram and @alidxo on TikTok, has died. The news of her death was confirmed by her friends and family. The 21-year-old died in a car accident. The TikTok star quickly rose to prominence after posting videos on the…

There is a genre in ascendancy at the moment that I’ve labelled “romantic victimhood”. Content that falls within this category – ranging from literary screeds to TikTok confessionals – only ever characterises the players in two roles: villain or victim. The villain is always a man. It is usually a…

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Hacks can be great. We’ve had a whole website dedicated to them for over 15 years, after all. But sometimes, they can be ill-advised or even dangerous, whether because they’ll mess up your toilet or cause a fire. Sometimes, the best way to do things is the old-fashioned way,…

Amazon is trying to get in on the "TikTok made me buy it" trend. Courtesy Amazon Inspire product. TikTok's powerful algorithm has proven to be a successful demonstration of purchasing power — from launching successful businesses to reportedly driving shortages of various foods used in recipes that go viral on…

The Industry Libs of TikTok is not the innocent victim of progressive censorship that the “Twitter Files” portray it as. The big blue censor. David Odisho/Getty Images On Thursday night, the latest installment of what CEO Elon Musk has dubbed the “Twitter Files” was published on the social media platform,…

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A growing number of Republican-led states are formally moving to introduce restrictions on Chinese video application TikTok, upping the ante against the social media giant as an increasing share of state and federal officials have raised cybersecurity concerns associated with the platform. This month alone, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster…

If you deal with migraine attacks and have struggled to find a treatment that actually works, you may have toyed with getting a daith piercing—a.k.a. the migraine piercing. Located on the middle ridge of cartilage within the ear—the external C-shaped part nearest to your ear canal—the daith piercing has become an…