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TikTok, the popular short video app owned by China’s ByteDance, thanked US President Donald Trump, while stating it was still working with Vice-President J.D. Vance who was tasked with brokering a deal under a sell-or-ban law. While TikTok’s fate remains in limbo after Trump offered another 90-day postponement on the…

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A magistrate court sitting in the Nomansland area of Kano has ordered the remand of a young man identified as, Umar Hisham Fagge, popularly known on TikTok as Tsulange for alleged public indecency and actions deemed contrary to moral and religious values. The court which was presided over by Magistrate…

Deadline after deadline, and TikTok still doesn’t know if it will ultimately be forced out of the US. But rather than slow down, the company has doubled down on becoming “too big to ban,” pursuing an assertive path of commercialization to strengthen its influence and prepare for the possibility that…

A magistrate court in Kano has sentenced popular TikTok creator Abubakar Usman, better known as Kilina, to one year in a correctional facility over his online content. The court, led by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21, also gave him the option of paying a fine of N100,000…

A magistrate court sitting in Kano has sentenced a well-known TikTok content creator, Abubakar Usman, widely recognized by his stage name Kilina, to one year in a correctional facility. Presiding over the case at Magistrate Court No. 21, Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan also gave the social media personality an option…

A magistrate court in Kano, presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21, has sentenced popular TikTok content creator, Abubakar Usman popularly known in the entertainment industry as Kilina, to one year at a correctional service centre. The court also gave the TikToker an option of paying…

SYDNEY: Australia’s world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work “robustly and effectively”. Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X could face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32 million) for failing to comply with…

Inside the average doctor’s office, statins aren’t controversial; they’re a crucial lifesaving tool used to lower dangerously high cholesterol levels, reducing risk of heart attack. But on social media, the drug is often villainized, painted as a poison pill, or a symptom of a diseased medical system. Recently, influencers have…