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Nigerian youth culture has always been fast, colourful, and creative and in 2025, it became even louder. Music stars, TikTok creators, Nollywood, and everyday street conversations introduced new phrases that quickly spread across the country.  These slangs didn’t just trend, they shaped how people joked, expressed feelings, and reacted to…

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Passengers from an international flight enter customs and immigration control at McCarran International Airport (now known as Harry Reid International Airport) in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing collecting social media information from tourists visiting the U.S. from countries that don't require a visa. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok is expanding its original content approach into new areas, with a new music-focused live podcast series, featuring interviews with big-name stars, and an upcoming TikTok LIVE broadcast with personal growth expert Mel Robbins, which is designed to…

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok is expanding its original content approach into new areas, with a new music-focused live podcast series, featuring interviews with big-name stars, and an upcoming TikTok LIVE broadcast with personal growth expert Mel Robbins, which is designed to…

Politics He Was a Typical Gen Z TikTokker. Then His Mom Got Deported. By Mary Harris Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email…

Alix Earle I'm Going Through It!!! After Braxton Berrios Split Alix Earle is suffering from some serious growing pains ... at least according to a TikTok posted Wednesday. The popular influencer got vulnerable about where her head is at following her breakup with NFL star Braxton Berrios , sharing a…

ChatGPT beats out every social platform and search tool, signaling how deeply AI has entered the mainstream...Read More

The legislation, which passed last year, requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube to verify the ages of Australian users and close the accounts of those identified as under 16. Although social media networks have begun to comply, gaps have already occurred in their age...Read…

Featuring adult women losing their minds, interpretive dance, and Stephen A. Smith’s daughter. By Julie Klausner , a writer, performer, and podcaster   who is the creator of the Hulu series ‘Difficult People’ and the host of the newly relaunched podcast ‘How Was Your Week?’ Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Mindy Tucker,…