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Americans can’t agree on what ‘middle class’ means anymore, and they’re debating it in the comments of TikTok home tours TikTok

Americans can’t agree on what ‘middle class’ means anymore, and they’re debating it in the comments of TikTok home tours

The comment sections of TikTok’s “middle-class house tours” feature thousands of Americans arguing about what qualifies as middle class in 2025. Viral videos of average homes are sparking comment threads filled with passionate arguments, as users weigh in on everything from income definitions and house size to family struggles and…
bubmag
November 26, 2025
Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms TikTok

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

New York  —  Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know exactly how addictive their platforms can be to teens. And they continue to target teen users anyway. Those are allegations a group of school districts is making in a lawsuit against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal…
bubmag
November 26, 2025
TikTok Hires New Public Policy Chief for the Americas — As ‘TikTok USA’ Edges Oh-So-Close to Reality TikTok

TikTok Hires New Public Policy Chief for the Americas — As ‘TikTok USA’ Edges Oh-So-Close to Reality

Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper TikTok names former Boeing vice president of government affairs Ziad Ojakli as the platform’s head of public policy for the Americas. As TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance works to complete the deal to separate its U.S. assets, TikTok has named former Boeing government affairs vice president…
bubmag
November 25, 2025
‘The main thing you’ve got is TikTok’: how the social media ban could harm African diaspora youth TikTok

‘The main thing you’ve got is TikTok’: how the social media ban could harm African diaspora youth

The Australian government’s social media ban will begin in about two weeks. From December 10, those under 16 will no longer be able to have personal accounts on sites such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. They will still be able to see publicly accessible content. A lot of the debate…
bubmag
November 25, 2025
Freebies for ‘sickfluencers’ paid for by taxpayer: Millions worth of gadgets handed out to sufferers with self-diagnosed mental health conditions TikTok

Freebies for ‘sickfluencers’ paid for by taxpayer: Millions worth of gadgets handed out to sufferers with self-diagnosed mental health conditions

The cost of a benefits scheme providing smartwatches, wobble boards and fidget spinners to people with self-diagnosed mental health conditions has surged by more than a fifth in a year.  Claimants can access nearly £70,000 a year for support and equipment under the Access to Work programme, which landed taxpayers…
bubmag
November 24, 2025