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Does TikTok Push Vaping? TikTok

Does TikTok Push Vaping?

Videos posted on TikTok depicting e-cigarettes mostly make vaping look cool and fun, researchers found. An analysis of 808 videos, selected using hashtags on vaping, indicated that 63% portrayed e-cigarettes in a positive light, whereas only 13% were judged negative; the remaining 24% were considered neutral, according to doctoral student…
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July 26, 2021
Yukon content creators are using TikTok to elevate Indigenous cultures TikTok

Yukon content creators are using TikTok to elevate Indigenous cultures

Indigenous TikTok creators from Yukon say the social media platform is challenging stereotypes about their cultures — and creating a community. Kayla Mintz (left) and Nesta Hager (right) are Yukon-based TikTok content creators. They say they're using the social media platform to break Indigenous stereotypes and find community. (Submitted by…
bubmag
July 24, 2021
Spanish cops cuff Brit bloke accused of playing role in 2020 celeb Twitter hijacking TikTok

Spanish cops cuff Brit bloke accused of playing role in 2020 celeb Twitter hijacking

The Spanish National Police have, at the request of America, arrested UK citizen Joseph O’Connor in Estepona, Spain, in connection with the July 2020 takeover of more than 130 Twitter accounts. The US Department of Justice said that, in addition to the alleged Twitter account joyride, O'Connor, 22, has been…
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July 21, 2021
REVEALED: TikTok’s Parent Company is a Strategic Partner of Chinese State Police TikTok

REVEALED: TikTok’s Parent Company is a Strategic Partner of Chinese State Police

ByteDance, the owner of the explosive social media app TikTok, is in direct collaboration with the Chinese State Police. According to Chinese media outlet Sohu, on April 25, 2019, the Press and Propaganda Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security and ByteDance signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Photo taken from…
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July 21, 2021