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. …
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‘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 …
TikTok is freaking out about a so-called hidden iPhone messaging app
With the holiday shopping season beginning this week, and with Black Friday deals already going live, a lot of consumers will be unboxing brand new …
TikTok wants to help you find a new job with video resumes
Posting on social media can be a great way to squander any future job opportunities. But now it’s also a great way to find them. …
TikTok tried to secretly track iPhone users, but Apple blocked the sneaky attempt
Apple in May rolled out iOS 14.5, an unusually large update for a mid-cycle release. Aside from some new Siri voices and support for AirTags, …
This is the beginning of the end for Instagram
Heads up, Instagram fans. Adam Mosseri, who leads the Facebook-owned social media app, shared a video with his followers on Wednesday that basically amounted to …
According to TikTok insiders, Trump might have been right about the Chinese company
Less than a month after we learned about a creepy privacy change that the parent company of the TikTok app implemented for the popular service …
TikTok waited until Trump was out of office to make this creepy privacy change
Back in January of 2019, the Peterson Institute for International Economics sounded a warning about a seemingly innocuous social media app. TikTok, the think tank …
Please stop doing this at Starbucks, because it’s driving baristas crazy
There are exceptions to every rule, but more often than not viral TikTok trends are pretty pointless and silly. If you need proof, here’s the …
People are obsessed with this TikTok account showing a stop sign where drivers never stop
In an inter-connected social media landscape where Twitter memes go viral on Facebook and Instagram videos routinely blow up on Reddit, it’s not at all …
TikTok’s latest addition might be its best accessibility feature yet
TikTok is going to start giving its users the ability to add automatically generated subtitles on their videos in an attempt to foster a more …
Time-traveling TikTok user says he’s returned from the future with terrible news
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before — a time-traveling TikTok-er has just returned from the future, claiming to have visited Earth in 2027 …
Viral TikTok conspiracy theory claims humans lived on Mars and nuked it red
Mars is the next planet that humans will explore. NASA and SpaceX are both working towards putting a man on the red planet. One day, …
iPhone hack every Mac user needs to know about goes viral on TikTok
One of the best iPhone and Mac features is called Continuity, but you need to own at least one of each device in order to …
Google wants to keep you away from Instagram and TikTok by showing you videos from Instagram and TikTok
Google is piloting a new feature for its mobile Search apps, a Short Videos carousel that would surface Instagram and TikTok videos relevant to the …
Judge blocks Trump’s order to ban TikTok
A judge issued a temporary injunction against Trump’s executive order to ban TikTok from iPhone and Android. The app remains available for download in the …
TikTokers start seeing UFOs in the skies
TikTok is flooded with alleged sightings of UFOs and alien invasions. The app has been promoting some of the videos as suggested clips to users, …
TikTok exploited an Android privacy loophole to track users
The popular TikTok app has been collecting personally identifiable user data, a new investigation shows. TikTok exploited a still-active loophole that allowed it to bypass …
Reddit CEO calls TikTok ‘parasitic,’ sparking a truly insane discussion on – where else – Reddit
It strikes me as a little ironic that, just one day after Reddit CEO Steve Huffman’s broadside about TikTok being “fundamentally parasitic,” it sparked at …
