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TikTok is shifting to a per-play royalty model by July 2026, which is next month,  calculating payouts based on total video views instead of a flat rate per video creation. Global digital content creators view this change as a massive victory. For the local ecosystem, it highlights a persistent exclusion.…

What if protecting your brain from dementia was as simple as wiggling your little fingers a few seconds each day? That’s the promise behind “pinky time”, a viral TikTok trend that claims a simple finger exercise can lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Videos promoting this supposed brain-health hack have…

Even after Antonio Brown’s career ended in 2021, the former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver hasn’t had enough of arch-nemesis Baltimore Ravens. This time, he fired shots at WR Zay Flowers, who is 12 years younger than him . In a recent TikTok live, the 2021 NFL champion ripped into Flowers,…

The 25-year-old immediately scored Mel B's Golden Buzzer with the impressive performance. Mackenzie Sol on 'America's Got Talent' Trae Patton/NBC Trending on Billboard When Mackenzie Sol was just 4 years old, he auditioned for judge Simon Cowell on The X Factor. More than 20 years later, the now-25-year-old TikTok star…

An article from The platform is creating a pan-European Local Movement Fund with Strava to help empower regional exercise clubs and communities. This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok is looking to promote physical activity and community participation,  partnering with fitness tracking app Strava…

New horror film 'Obsession' is proving to be an obsession for audiences. Amidst the low-budget thriller becoming a surprise box-office record-breaker, its growing popularity on TikTok may be an even bigger reason audiences keep turning up to cinemas. Directed by Curry Barker and starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, 'Obsession'…

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I don’t think public libraries are pushing adults out or being developed as exclusively for children, even if more and more YA books are put into adult collections. I think the opposite is actually what’s happening: they’re becoming places exclusive to adults, as more and more books, programs, and even…

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Ukrainian online gambling regulator PlayCity has strengthened its fight against illegal gambling ads. The move announced on Monday aims to expedite the take-down of advertising material targeting Ukrainian customers from unlicenced operators. PlayCity now communicates directly with content teams at Google, Kick, Meta (Facebook, Instagram), TikTok, Twitch and Viber to…