US Senator wants Apple and Google to ban TikTok from app stores
Michael F. Bennet, a Colorado Democrat Senator, called out Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores. According to him, the Chinese application …
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TikTok wants to be your new place for DMs
TikTok is eyeing Instagram with its latest push into direct messaging. As reported by The Information, the company has sent an email to “some users,” …
TikTok EU ban on the table if social network doesn’t comply with new laws
TikTok is one of the most popular social networks out there. But TikTok is also a cause of concern for western governments that worry about …
TikTok is launching a Talent Manager Portal to make popular creators more money
TikTok wants to be an all-in-one solution for creators, brands, and talent managers that negotiate all of the deals between the two. As reported by …
TikTok partners with IMDb to start linking movie and TV show titles to videos
To start 2023, TikTok is rolling out a new feature to US and UK users. Starting now, they can link movies and TV shows titles …
TikTok officially banned on most government devices in the United States
It’s official. TikTok is getting banned on most devices issued by the federal government in the United States. On Thursday, United States President Joe Biden …
Kansas becomes the latest state to ban TikTok on government devices
If you live in Kansas and work for the government, you’re going to have to get TikTok off of your phone. As reported by The …
U.S. House bans TikTok on government devices as Congress ponders nationwide ban
The House of Representatives in the United States has officially voted to ban TikTok, the popular social media app, from government devices. As reported by …
This is exactly why so many people want to ban TikTok
As 2022 draws to a close, TikTok is increasingly coming under fire in the US as lawmakers not only crack down on the popular video-sharing …
Santa takes over TikTok this Christmas with new text-to-speech effect
It’s almost Christmas time. To celebrate this joyful season, TikTok has announced a new text-to-speech effect: Santa Claus himself. Father Christmas, as the Brits would …
Georgia becomes latest state in the U.S. to ban TikTok on government devices
Georgia has joined a number of other states in the U.S. to ban TikTok on government devices. As reported by ABC News, Georgia Governor Brian …
TikTok is testing horizontal full-screen mode, bringing the app closer to YouTube
TikTok is inching ever closer to YouTube with its latest feature. The company has confirmed with TechCrunch that it is testing a new horizontal full-screen …
Congress just took a step toward banning TikTok in the US once and for all
The bad headlines keep mounting for the mega-popular video-sharing app TikTok, which is now the subject of bipartisan congressional legislation that seeks to completely ban …
Year on TikTok 2022 recap: Hottest viral videos of the year
After music streaming services started showing people’s listening experience throughout 2022, it’s time for TikTok to announce its recap of all videos, songs, and trends …
If you make less than $25 an hour, you should ‘be terrified,’ viral TikTok video explains
In terms of all the layoffs that are rocking corporate America right now, it’s basically a depressing case of fill-in-the-blank — who’s not cutting right …
FCC Commissioner: TikTok is not the fun, risk-free app you think it is
The last several days have given anyone who might have already had qualms about TikTok even more of a reason to be suspicious of the …
Instagram’s latest innovation: More ads
Instagram is in the middle of an existential crisis as its parent-company Meta has been seeing revenue decline due to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy …
FDA warning: Ignore that TikTok challenge nonsense and don’t cook chicken with NyQuil
A few weeks ago, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke with me about why he thinks the video-sharing app TikTok represents a potential national security threat. …
‘The tide is moving out on TikTok’: A conversation with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
If TikTok could be said to have a chief antagonist inside the bureaucracy of the federal government, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr would be as good …
TikTok’s in-app iPhone browser sees everything you type
If you have TikTok installed on your phone, you may want to think twice before using the in-app browser. Security researcher Felix Krause recently discovered …
This $49 trick from a viral TikTok has people losing their minds
I have been spending too much time on TikTok lately. But I have definitely come to terms with my addiction. Also, I actually have a …
A bunch of games are hiding in your TikTok app right now
As if it wasn’t addictive enough already, TikTok is now testing a new feature that lets users play video games from within the app. As …
Facebook just announced a huge change that’ll make the old people so confused
The conventional notion about Facebook these days is that the users for whom the Facebook app is still a core part of their existence are, …
Lawsuit reveals the dark side of TikTok
Until her 9-year-old daughter died attempting the TikTok blackout challenge, Christal Arroyo Roman never realized there was anything that amounted to a “dark side” on …
Grieving families sue TikTok, blaming it for the deaths of their children
The TikTok algorithm that surfaces one ridiculous and entertaining video after another keeps users glued to their screens and addicted to the wildly popular Facebook …
Facebook’s plan to copy TikTok and change the feed is a horrible idea
It’s no secret that Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg steering the ship, has long been attuned to rival products capable of diminishing its social networking dominance. …
Newest TikTok features help stop you from using TikTok
TikTok might be the most powerful tool for procrastination in modern history. I can’t count the number of times I have gone to bed, opened …
Viral TikTok shows a new iPhone trick that Instagram fans will love
It never fails. I buy the latest iPhone, assume that purchase conveys some sort of power to turn me into an expert shutterbug by osmosis …
Check out the first TikTok from the International Space Station
TikTok has finally reached the final frontier. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recently filmed the first TikTok from the ISS. Cristoforetti, who is part of SpaceX’s …
Viral TikTok shows a brilliant iPhone trick to increase performance and battery life
A new video making the rounds on TikTok demonstrates a simple iPhone trick that could improve performance on your iPhone. More specifically, if you’ve noticed …
