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The TikTok Spiral

Trauma dumping on the “for you page” sucks young girls into a pit of self-loathing. The winning TikTok formula is videos produced by teens for their peers. In that sense, it is hugely kid-friendly. Yet in 2019, TikTok paid a settlement for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Then in 2021 TikTok users were […]

Jewelry store worker reveals how to spot a cheater in viral TikTok

A jewelery store worker said she could tell if a man was cheating by looking at what he spent his money on. After graduating from graduate school, Sarah Wren from Virginia began working as a salesperson at a jewelry store. Within a month, she claimed to have discovered that the man was cheating on her […]

US government intervention in free markets goes way beyond TikTok

Congress may be all abuzz about forcing the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell the social media company so that the communists can’t control impressionistic U.S. teenagers with their propaganda. But it’s hardly the only effort being made by federal authorities to try to lessen the influence of foreign threats in sensitive areas of technology. […]

TikTok ramps up labeling of AI content 

TikTok strengthens AI content labeling TikTok plans to enhance the way it processes content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Add labels to content The company said Thursday that it was uploaded from other platforms. © Jaap Arrians, NurPhoto via Getty Images The update is part of TikTok’s broader efforts to combat AI-driven misinformation, our colleague […]

TikTok Shuts Down Lionsgate’s Account For Allegedly Showing Disturbing Content: REPORT

TikTok reportedly temporarily shut down Lionsgate’s account on May 7 after deeming the livestream of “The Strangers: Chapter 1” too offensive to display. Fans who tried to watch the show on the studio’s official TikTok page noticed it was suddenly canceled around 11:30 p.m. The social media platform reportedly issued a warning explaining their decision. […]

Trump super PAC joins TikTok

“MAGA INC will not cede any platform to the Democrats who are trying to destroy Joe Biden and our country,” said CEO Taylor Budowicz. MAGA Co., Ltd.posted on social platform X. “We will ensure that President Trump’s America First message reaches every corner of the internet and every jurisdiction in this country,” she added. Super […]

TikTok executive in Europe accused of bullying women

Executives at TikTok, which runs the app’s operations in Central Europe, controlled a toxic work environment in which female subordinates were bullied, “mansplained” and sexually harassed, according to multiple complaints. It is reported that he was placed on leave due to suspicions that he was According to one of the explosive indictments obtained, Tobias Henning, […]