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Trace McSorely is a third-string quarterback on the Ravens who was a sixth-round draft pick a year ago. There is seemingly nothing too interesting about him, and yet he's become a viral sensation over the past week thanks to TikTok. TikTok, the video-focused social media app, has rebirthed a song…

The TikTok video in question has “Dreams” soundtracking a man in a hoodie (Nathan Apodaca) seemingly being pulled on a skateboard, as he drinks from a bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice and sings along with Stevie Nicks’ lead vocal. The video became so popular, it moved the band’s own…

China has accused the United States of breaking international trade rules by threatening to block the TikTok app unless the Chinese biz sells its operations to a US company. Speaking at a closed door meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a representative of the Chinese government argued that the…

Fleetwood Mac's 1977 seminal classic "Dreams" is—how do I say this in musically technical terms?—a certified bop. This is an undisputed fact. From the opening drum lick to the buttery chorus, it's arguably the band's best known U.S. single (yeah, "Landslide," I said it). That's why here in 2020, 43…

GENEVA - China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the body's rules, a trade official said. The Trump administration has ordered download blocks on the two mobile apps and ordered ByteDance, the…

Business A man holding a phone walks past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok at the International Artificial Products Expo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Oct 18, 2019. (File photo: Reuters/Stringer) 05 Oct 2020 10:40PM(Updated: 05 Oct 2020 11:53PM) GENEVA: China said at a World Trade Organization (WTO)…

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Singer-actor Alvin Chong today denied he was grooming a 17-year-old TikTok user he had been criticized for appearing in videos with since July.  The 29-year-old clarified this at a press conference held at the Universal Music Malaysia studios this afternoon, adding that the pair had been meeting regularly in recent…

In what experts say could be a long-term shift, people are posting more unfiltered content on social media during COVID-19 lockdowns. For many, the polished life of Instagram influencers is less alluring during a pandemic. Angela Lang/CNET With people spending more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, there's been…

TikTok said Tuesday that it's debuting a new in-app elections guide to connect users with credible information about the elections from sources like the National Association of Secretaries of State, BallotReady, and SignVote.Why it matters: The move comes amid scrutiny from the Trump Administration over whether the Chinese-owned app is…