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Since early May, every Friday evening, Julia Massey said, she gets the same notification from TikTok: She's been banned from posting for a week. Massey, 19, of California, a Jewish creator on the app, said that she could be posting a video of herself baking a loaf of challah or…

A man's seemingly innocent viral video in which he appears to tickle a stingray has divided viewers on whether or not he committed and act of animal cruelty. After a TikTok account uploaded a video early this week in which he playfully shows off a small stingray that wound up…

US President Biden revoked a Trump administration ban on Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat in an executive order on Thursday. Instead, Biden ordered a broader review of apps controlled by foreign countries to determine whether they pose a security threat to the US. The new policy could lead to an…

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NewsWritten by Brady Ng Published on 11 Jun 2021  •  2 mins read ByteDance is making a push for further adoption of its proprietary Volcano Engine by enterprise clients. Volcano will be available for broader use in September or October this year, after major corporations in China sought to utilize what was once an…

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A bizarre new social media challenge called “dry scooping” is making the rounds on TikTok. It’s also making some people severely sick—and seriously worrying health professionals. Dry scooping refers to putting a scoop of pre-workout powder (or sometimes protein powder) in your mouth, instead of mixing the powder with water…

Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday reversing President Trump’s plan to ban TikTok and nine other China-based apps over national security concerns.  Trump wanted to ban at least 10 apps, including TikTok and WeChat, that posed national security and data risks.  Biden’s plan calls for a review of any…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that a U.S. move to revoke the Trump administration’s executive orders intended to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a “positive step,” amid strained relations between the two countries.Read More

“That’s not my face,” Tori Dawn thought after opening TikTok to make a video in late May. The jaw reflected back on the screen was wrong: slimmer and more feminine. And when they waved their hand in front of the camera, blocking most of their face from the lens, their…