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My young patient struggled with depression. And TikTok was making it worse. TikTok

My young patient struggled with depression. And TikTok was making it worse.

As a clinical psychologist who treats kids, I have come face to face with the dangers of this social media giant. Alan D. Blotcky  |  Opinion contributor A mother, greatly concerned about her 14-year-old son, called me recently. Her teen was showing symptoms of major depression, including sadness, irritability, argumentativeness, failing…
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April 29, 2022
ByteDance Invested In 52 Deals With Total Deal Value Of $6.4B: TikTok Parent Company’s Investments, M&A, Strategic Deals In One Chart 2019-2022 TikTok

ByteDance Invested In 52 Deals With Total Deal Value Of $6.4B: TikTok Parent Company’s Investments, M&A, Strategic Deals In One Chart 2019-2022

ByteDance, the world’s highest valued tech private company and the parent of TikTok, is also one of the globe’s most aggressive investors and deal-makers. China Money Network highlights the most important transactions among the 52 deals with aggregate deal value of US$6.4 billion that ByteDance has inked from 2019 to…
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April 28, 2022
Plus-size Passenger Divides Online Opinions For Slamming Airline After Struggling To Fit In Seat, Use The Toilet TikTok

Plus-size Passenger Divides Online Opinions For Slamming Airline After Struggling To Fit In Seat, Use The Toilet

A woman has divided opinion after documenting her experience of flying with Ryanair as a plus-size passenger in a viral video. Kirsty Leanne shared the video with her TikTok followers, and soon found that people had differing opinions on her situation.   The 29-year-old, from Shropshire, was given a middle…
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April 28, 2022
TikTok’s ‘Gay Uncles’ Matt Armato and Beau Ciolino Release Their First Home DIY Book TikTok

TikTok’s ‘Gay Uncles’ Matt Armato and Beau Ciolino Release Their First Home DIY Book

Matt Armato and Beau Ciolino, a gay couple with a charming sense of style when it comes to both clothes and decor, took a chance about eight years ago to focus full-time on their popular lifestyle blog ‘Probably This’. The couple who describe themselves as “your gay uncles”,  have had…
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April 28, 2022
KHN Is on TikTok! TikTok

KHN Is on TikTok!

(KHN photo illustration; screenshots from TikTok; Adobe Stock; Getty Images ) KHN is now on TikTok, where our reporters deliver the latest health care news straight to your feed. From disparities in rates of cesarean sections to the absurd amount of time Americans waste on phone calls with insurance companies,…
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April 27, 2022