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Forget about dances and amusing challenges of the moment. On TikTok, the war in Ukraine has changed the type of content that is surfacing on the platform. For example users can learn how to make a tourniquet thanks to the social network. On TikTok, survival guides have replaced dance tutorials.…

Reports that ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok is harmful to children are under investigation by a number of US attorneys general. The investigation was announced on Wednesday by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general including those for California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont. The concern…

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has told some of the world’s most powerful technology companies to immediately remove Russian state media organisations from their platforms in Australia over concerns they are facilitating the spread of disinformation and promoting violence over the invasion of Ukraine. Mr Fletcher issued a warning to the…

In this week’s Media Briefing, media editor Kayleigh Barber looks at how news publishers are using TikTok to cover Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. World news The key hits:  The hyper-personal TikTok algorithm makes it difficult to break news unlike on other platforms. Vice World News and The Washington Post are…

A group of state attorneys general is investigating TikTok. They're seeking information to determine if and how the service increases the risks of online harm to children. It's an expansion of a probe the AGs opened into Instagram in November concerning the effect of that app's on teens. Specifically, the…

Eight states, including California and Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday that they had launched a bipartisan, nationwide probe of TikTok, focusing on whether the popular video-sharing app causes physical or mental health harm to young people. The probe will also look at what the company knew about its role in perpetuating…

The only thing better than a good recipe? When something’s so easy to make that you don’t even need one. Welcome to It’s That Simple, a column where we talk you through the process of making the dishes and drinks we can make with our eyes closed. This might come…

Watching a recent TikTok video where Korean-American Diane Sung laments about being exhausted after her husband was diagnosed with Covid-19 struck a chord in me. This probably wouldn't have if I'd come across it last month. See, my husband too tested Covid-positive barely two weeks ago. In her video, Diane, a mother…

A now-viral video that shows one woman's "murderous" emu wearing a small, yellow hat has left the internet in stitches. The video was posted to TikTok on Monday by Useless Farms. In less than 24 hours, the video amassed more than 10 million views and over 2 million likes. It…

A dog named Yuki is capturing hearts with the animal's eager hop toward her owner while getting picked up from daycare. Some couldn't get enough of Yuki's interesting hop down the hall. "How can I not watch this 26 times?" a user inquired. According to the United States Census Bureau,…