Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to American investors, the video app is once again facing an existential threat. On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared before US lawmakers, many of whom want the app banned in the United States because of…
China said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok, in its first direct response to demands by the Biden administration that the app’s Chinese owners sell their share of the company or face a ban in its most important market. As reported on CNN, the comments came as TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified…
Rihanna reached out to a group of Kentucky grandmothers after they went viral posting a hilarious recreation of Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII performance. As reported on Daily Mail, the women of the Kentucky Arcadia Senior Living Facility achieved TikTok fame with their 12-second video that showed ladies in white stepping to the side to reveal…
TikTok announced Wednesday that every user under 18 will soon have their accounts default to a one-hour daily screen time limit, in one of the most aggressive moves yet by a social media company to prevent teens from endlessly scrolling. As reported by CNN, teenage TikTok users will be able to turn off this new…
A proposal to ban TikTok in the United States “should be looked at,” according to US Senator Chuck Schumer. “We do know there’s Chinese ownership of the company that owns TikTok. And there are some people in the Commerce Committee that are looking into that right now,” Schumer, the Senate majority leader, told George Stephanopoulos…
TiKTok is aiming to graduate along with its primary user-base. And as one step towards maturity, the platform is introducing an adults-only option for live streamers on the platform who wish to restrict their viewership to those 18 and older, as reported by Gizmodo. As for when and why streamers might opt to set an…
A series of TikTok videos may be responsible for the recent spike in Kia car thefts in Seattle, according to police. Seattle police have said that they investigated 36 reports of stolen Kias last month — compared with five in July last year — and believe thieves may be using a method learned from tutorial…
Popular social media platform, TikTok has added a new effect it calls “AI greenscreen” that allows users to type in a text prompt that the software will then generate as an image. This image can then be used as the background to a video — potentially a very useful tool for creators. The output of…
Social media giant, Instagram has announced that it will be pausing the rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users, influencers and celebrities. Among the new features was an increase in recommended video content, in a similar style that rivals TikTok, as reported by BBC. The display and feeds were criticised…
Beyoncé has posted her first-ever TikTok and used the moment to highlight some of the creators and fans who have celebrated her new single, “Break My Soul.” “Seeing y’all release the wiggle made me so happy! Thank you so much for all the love for BREAK MY SOUL! – Love B,” the singer wrote, adding…
