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Life has been, well, a “dream” for Nathan Apodaca as of late. If you’re not one of the 45 million people who have seen the video of Apodaca skateboarding through his home state of Idaho while drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice (“That’s my drink, I am straight-up always drinking it,”…

Despite losing India, a market that contributed a large part of its global downloads, and uncertainties over its fate in the U.S., ByteDance-owned short video app TikTok was still the world’s most downloaded and highest-earning non-game app in September.Last month, TikTok was downloaded more than 61.1 million times globally, representing a year-on-year…

Jiddana Dusturia couldn’t have expected that a video of her sneezing, which was unintentionally uploaded to her TikTok page @jiddussgrinaaa03, would attract so much attention online. The video shows Grina, as she’s affectionately known, simply sneezing as she was sitting down in front of the camera.  @jiddussgrinaaa03 ♬ original sound…

KARACHI: TikTok will be unblocked in Pakistan if the platform removes “vulgar” content, a government minister said Saturday. The Chinese app was banned for failing to remove “immoral” content after being given time to comply with instructions from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Information and Technology Minister Syed Aminul Haque…

The campaign showcases popular Canadian creators who made an impact on the app Oct 11, 2020 11:23 AM EDT TikTok has launched an ad campaign in Canada to showcase the stories of Canadian creators who have made an impact on the platform. The campaign highlights some of today’s most-recognized online…

Soon after TikTok was banned, over a dozen clones sprang up to fill the market void left by the app. SynopsisHowever, the growth in downloads slowed to a measly 2% in September over the same month last year, according to the data shared by app analytics firm Sensor Tower. Before…

Photo Collage by Alex Castro / The Verge The skatepark is a lot more welcoming online Courtney Atencio rides low to the ground, swerving in and out of long, empty California streets. In one video, she grabs the back of a Toyota Camry and cruises along behind it. In another,…

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the Chinese social media app TikTok, saying the company failed to fully comply with the instructions to develop an effective mechanism to control unlawful content.In a statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said Friday that it took the step after receiving complaints against “immoral and indecent”…

While Instagram popularised Kardashian-inspired outfits and makeup, TikTok has showcased popular Gen-Z fashion subcultures, such as athleisure, VSCO girls and more. We have rounded up 10 TikTok fashion staples that will surely motivate you to shake off your lockdown pj’s and jump into a trending outfit for a day out.…