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Social media's 'LOLCow' obsession is curated cruelty
Social media audiences are laughing with — and at — creators.
An influencer was disqualified from the NYC Marathon for bringing a filming crew onto the course
Some might say he... ran into controversy
Tegan and Sara respond to Jojo Siwa's claim of having invented 'Gay Pop'.
"I'm just rolling over in my own grave."
By Mark Stetson and Kristy Puchko
Open-source TikTok alternative Loops coming to the fediverse
TikTok is getting it's own Mastodon-like competitor.
By Matt Binder
What is facial contrast makeup? It's the latest TikTok trend dictating how to feel beautiful.
The contrast filter sorts women's faces into low, medium, and high contrast, with beauty creators prescribing specific makeup styles for each.
Judge green-lights school lawsuits against social media giants Meta, Google, TikTok, Snap
School districts are suing platforms for fostering "compulsive use" by students.
Pho Restaurant drops trademark on 'pho' after TikTok outrage
The UK restaurant chain had the Vietnamese word trademarked for almost two decades.
By Amanda Yeo
TikTok expands its educational STEM feed to all users
Previously, it was only shown to users under 18.
Flirting IRL is having a major pop culture moment
"This is called flirting, Amelia!"
TikTok is discovering nearly every name has a 'poop song'
Yes, you probably have a 'poop song.'
By Tim Marcin
Restaurant chain which trademarked 'pho' responds to TikTok backlash
It's under fire for claiming the common Vietnamese word.
By Amanda Yeo
TikTok's retro dating dance trends harken back to the days of courtship
Three trending dances to attract suitors — or please their parents — are taking over FYPs.
A scene from 'Broad City' birthed TikTok's phrase of the week: 'In da clerb, we all fam'
10 years later 'Broad City' makes a new audience laugh.
TikTok execs know exactly how many videos it takes to get addicted to its platform
The findings come as the social media giant faces an onslaught of lawsuits.
The 'hear me out' cake TikTok trend, explained
People are... into... cartoon characters.
By Tim Marcin
More than a dozen states sue TikTok for its allegedly addictive algorithm
The states argue the platform is falsely advertising its content as safe for children.
The 'typical U.S. adult' follows no politicians or journalists on TikTok, survey finds
Pop culture and entertainment news make up 56 percent of accounts followed by surveyed users.
'Underconsumption core' is just another form of consumerism
Get in girls, we're changing our lives to be centered around underconsumption-core.
TikTok parent company ByteDance has a tool that's scraping the web 25 times faster than OpenAI
What we know about ByteDance's web crawler and its massive appetite.
Texas adds to TikTok's legal woes over children's safety concerns
It's one thing after another for TikTok.
By Alex Perry
