US Senate passes bill to ban TikTok: Here’s what happens now
The US Senate voted in favor of legislation that could ban TikTok in the country if ByteDance doesn’t divest its popular app over the next …
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Biden is backing a bill to ban TikTok – while also using TikTok for his campaign
President Biden may have posted his first video to TikTok last month in an attempt to reach Gen Z voters, but that doesn’t mean he’s …
I can’t believe it, but Vision Pro might be the best way to doom-scroll TikTok
I’m not the biggest fan of TikTok, as I have enough doom-scrolling going on in my life without it as it is. However, I am …
TikTok meets Adobe Express for the ultimate content creation tool
Adobe and TikTok announce a first-of-its-kind integration with TikTok’s Creative Assistant as an add-on feature in Adobe Express. With that, the two companies are matching …
TikTok is getting 30-minute-long videos as it ramps up competition with YouTube
Remember Quibi, the failed streaming video service that wanted all of us to watch whole episodes of TV shows in portrait mode on our phones? …
Year on TikTok 2023 is here: From Girl Dinner to our Roman Empire
After the music recaps from Deezer, Spotify, and Apple Music, TikTok joins the trend by recapping the past year on the platform. As expected, 2023 …
You can now save TikTok songs to your Spotify library
TikTok is a huge source of music discovery now, but getting those songs into your music app is a bit of a pain. You have …
TikTok is shutting down its $1 billion Creator Fund
TikTok is shutting down the original way creators could make money on the social media platform. In 2020, TikTok announced the Creator Fund. The company …
TikTok might offer a monthly subscription plan to gets rid of ads
Do you find yourself staring at your phone all day on TikTok rather than watching Netflix on your television? Does the company have a subscription …
YouTube Music Samples rips off TikTok and Spotify in the name of music discovery
Every social media app — and apparently music app — eventually turns into the same app. When TikTok launched, everyone thought it was the app …
Now TikTok wants to be a podcast app
Apparently, everyone’s plan is to be a podcasting app eventually. The latest app with a desire to break into the podcast industry is, as weird …
TikTok’s next move is to take on Twitter and Threads with text posts
When TikTok launched, everyone called it a copycat of Instagram Stories, which had in turn stolen that idea from Snapchat. Of course, TikTok’s way of …
Logging in to TikTok with your iPhone is now easier with Passkeys
You can finally forget your password, as the popular app TikTok finally supports Passkeys — an easier but more secure way to login into your …
TikTok’s new ‘Creative Challenge’ ad program is good for brands but terrible for creators
TikTok has announced a new program for creators to make money — but should creators actually go for this one? In a blog post, the …
TikTok kills off its BeReal clone, likely because it knows BeReal is dying off on its own
Remember TikTok Now, the BeReal clone built directly into TikTok? Exactly. Today, TikTok has announced that it is killing off TikTok Now, the company’s clone …
TikTok is testing its own AI chatbot called Tako and you have to love that name
No company can stop itself from bringing an AI chatbot to its app… not even TikTok. As reported by The Verge, the company is in …
Hyundai and Kia will pay $200 million over car thefts prompted by ‘Kia Boyz’ TikTok videos
There’s a lot going on with TikTok lately, but who would have ever thought that a TikTok video would lead to a major carmaker having …
Instagram updates Reels editor to try to be as good as TikTok
Instagram continues to try and entice creators away from TikTok. In a blog post, the company announced a number of new updates to how Reels, …
TikTok supporters: Please stop acting like a ban would violate the First Amendment
When it comes to the prospect of the Biden Administration imposing a ban on TikTok in the US, I have to once again confess my …
TikTok CEO on spying allegations: ‘I don’t think spying is the right way to describe it’
For some questions in life, there is only one correct answer. Questions like: Does this shirt make me look fat? Do you still love me? …
TikTok rolls out new rules for content generated by AI
TikTok wants to ensure that you don’t get your likeness boosted for some slanderous AI-generated content. Today, the company announced in a blog post that …
TikTok CEO shares video rallying Americans against its potential ban
TikTok’s CEO is going straight to the app’s user base in the United States to fight back against a potential ban in the country. As …
TikTok tops 150 million US daily active users as potential ban looms
TikTok is trying to point out just how popular it is in the United States to avoid being banned. As reported by Reuters, TikTok has …
TikTok showers US media outlets with cash while under investigation for spying on reporters
TikTok has sponsored Politico’s “Playbook” email newsletter at least 18 times in recent weeks. It’s also been a recent sponsor of Axiox’ AM newsletter, and …
The UK has banned TikTok on government devices
The TikTok bans keep on rolling and today’s ban is a big one in the United Kingdom. Today, the United Kingdom became the latest country …
TikTok will let users reset their For You feeds when they go off the rails
TikTok is going to let you reset your feed if it goes bananas, and suggested videos don’t really work for you anymore. In a blog …
Biden administration threatens TikTok ban in the United States
We’ve been talking about the possibility of a TikTok ban in the United States for some time now, and the latest news suggests that it …
