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If you've been on beauty TikTok recently, then you've most likely seen Hailey Bieber's "brownie glazed lips." The technique is simple enough: Bieber lines her lips with a brown lip pencil, blending it slightly with her fingers, and tops it off with a clear glossy balm from her skin-care line.…

'I’m so grateful that I get to share my passion with the world and introduce the sport to some who have never seen it,' says Zac Bell Zac Bell, or @AlwaysHockey as he’s known online, has become one of the world's most recognizable hockey stars on social media. The former…

TikTok faces a £27 million fine ($29 million ... for the moment, at least) following a British government investigation that found the Chinese media giant may have breached UK data protection laws and failed to protect children's privacy. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on Monday said it issued a…

London (September 26, 2022) - Derm beauty brand, COSRX, has announced its sale of viral TikTok skincare products at the Amazon Prime Early Access sale – the fall version of Prime Day. As the weather changes you might have noticed that your regular skincare routine isn’t working quite as well.…

In 2007, YouTube made a decision that created a career out of what was previously just a hobby: the company announced it would give over half of the revenue it earned running ads on videos to creators themselves. Fifteen years later, that creator cut—55%—supports the nearly 400,000 people in the…

A pampered pit bull has warmed hearts online for his obvious love of being groomed, as he contently accepts his fur being brushed, his nails cut and even his paws moisturized. Pit bull Sebastian has captured the hearts of millions online with over 3.5 million followers, but it's his intense…

TikTok video descriptions, once limited to 300 characters, have now been updated to 2,200 characters. What this means. The update was first noticed by social media consultant Matta Navarra on Twitter, who posted that the new character limit allowed users to express more details about their content, generate more engagement,…

Image: Rockstar North I’ve been seeing these videos for at least a year, what I’d call the “NPC in real life” trend on TikTok, videos which involve harassing, embarrassing, or frightening people in public. Harassment is a staple of online life, something I placidly accept from YouTube “prank” channels, niche…

Photo Credit: Rubaitul Azad Several well-known businesses – most recently Bang Energy Drink – have learned through litigation that TikTok’s major label blanket licenses don’t extend to companies. But contrary to the commonly held belief, the short-form video-sharing app has a robust licensing process in place for brands, and the…

The #WayaWaya challenge is blowing up on the social media platform, the most popular of the videos garnering 9.4-millions views 22 September 2022 - 21:19 By GILL GIFFORD Four years ago he lived with his granny in a village in Limpopo... Support the Sunday Times by buying a subscription. You’ve…