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MUSIC ICON 15:59, 3 Jul 2022Updated: 16:05, 3 Jul 2022OLIVIA O'Brien has been on the rise since she signed Island Records. Her song, Josslyn, which went viral on TikTok has been one of her most well-known songs. 2 Singer Olivia O' Brien performs on the Mojave Stage Who is Olivia…

Matuba Mahlatjie (supplied) I pay homage to the young ones and pray that what I see on TikTok will translate into a much healthier society that gives everyone space to be who they want to be, writes Matuba Mahlatjie from Soshanguve, Pretoria.  My primary interaction tool with young queer people has been…

Wellness TikTok is flooded with health myths. Unqualified influencers posting misinformation far outnumber the experts debunking it, who are often harassed by other users for their efforts.  (Photo: @epidemiologistkat, @pharmustafa, @labmuffinbeautyscience/TikTok) “I’m willing to bet you know at least one girl that’s using steroids every single day,” starts a young…

In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO -- who goes by "Dr. Mike" on social media -- reacts to dangerous stunt videos. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): Varshavski: Sometimes incredible videos on TikTok go well. Oh, he did it! And sometimes they go…

The teenage son of a popular TikTok star Mama Tot was shot to death during a weed deal gone wrong in Alabama last week, according to authorities. Mama Tot, who’s real name is Ophelia Nichols and who has over 7.6 million followers on the social media platform, took to TikTok on…

A gay man in the US, who was diagnosed with monkeypox, has documented his experience in a viral TikTok video. His verdict: “This shit is absolutely no joke”.  Matt Ford, a creative who acts, writes, and sings, spends his time between Los Angeles and New York. Matt believes he might…

Pop-rock singer Avril Lavigne brought her fans some serious nostalgia as she recreated her album cover Let Go, which was released 20 years ago. Stopping in New York City while touring with Machine Gun Kelly, Lavigne paid homage to the place where she took the photo for her 2002 album…

Marques Brownlee firmly falls into the “OG” YouTuber category. The tech reviewer, also known as MKBHD, first started posting tech videos to YouTube in 2009 as a young teen, sharing software tutorials and webcam-shot reviews of hardware like the remote that came with his HP laptop. Thirteen years later, Brownlee…

U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr wants Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores. Why? The request is due to the social media app’s “pattern of surreptitious data practices,” according to Carr. TikTok is not just another video app. That’s the sheep’s clothing. It harvests swaths of…

"TikTok is not just another video app. That's the sheep’s clothing." That's what Brendan Carr wrote in his tweet along with a copy of the letter he sent Apple and Google, asking the companies to remove TikTok from their app stores. The agency's senior Republican commissioner references a recent BuzzFeed…