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Canada orders TikTok to shut down over national risk concerns
The Canadian government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada following a multi-step review that provided information and evidence of the social media company posing a national risk. The decision also considered advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community as well as other government partners. It does not ban Canadian users’ access to the TikTok platform or block their ability…
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How Track Star became your favorite musician’s favorite TikTok show
Guess the artist, win five bucks. Whether you’re a random person on the streets of New York, an A-list celebrity, or the sitting Vice President of the United States, that’s the pitch behind one of the most fun music shows on social media. You show up, you get some headphones and a microphone, and you hope you know what song…
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How to access TikTok shop from anywhere
Is TikTok Shop blocked in your country? TikTok marketplace is packed with interesting items to buy. However, it isn’t available everywhere. The good news is you can buy and sell on TikTok Shop with a VPN. In this guide, we explain how to access TikTok Shop from anywhere. Due to regional policies, TikTok Shop is unavailable in some regions. This…
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TikTok Effects Are My New Mobile Gaming Obsession
When you make a TikTok, you can add effects, and these can do anything from giving you flawless skin to predicting what you’ll look like at 70. My new favorite obsession is playing with the TikTok effects that double as games. TikTok Games Are Simple but Weirdly Engaging TikTok has a bunch of games hidden away in its Effects library.…
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TikTok faces a skeptical panel of judges in its existential fight against the US government
TikTok — an app used to by 170 million Americans — now has its future resting in the hands of three judges. The company fought for its life during oral arguments on Monday only for the judges to express a great deal of skepticism towards TikTok’s case. Attorneys for TikTok and a group of creators suing to block the law popularly known…
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Meta, Snap, and TikTok partner to stop the spread of suicide and self-harm content
Meta, Snap, and TikTok have founded a new program called Thrive to help stop the spread of graphic content depicting or encouraging self-harm and suicide. Thrive enables participating companies to share “signals” to alert each other of violating content on their platforms. Thrive is built in conjunction with the Mental Health Coalition, a charitable organization that says it works to…
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Why TikTok Is Wrong About ‘Toxic’ Air Fryers
We may earn a commission from links on this page. According to legions of TikTokers, I should throw away my air fryer, and you should too. It’s supposedly filling your body with “forever chemicals” and probably giving you cancer. These aren’t realistic fears, though. Let’s break down the truth, and then look at where this TikTok trend is coming from,…
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TikTok Is Pushing Old and False News as ”Breaking” Alerts
The popular social media platform TikTok has reportedly been delivering outdated and factually inaccurate content to its users presented in news-like alerts, according to the Financial Times. The alerts included a warning labeled “BREAKING” about a weeks-old tsunami in Japan posted nearly a month after the actual tsunami occurred. Other alerts pushed inaccuracies, such as LA Dodger star Shohei Ohtani…
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TikTok owner tipped to release Meta Quest 3 XR headset rival — what we know
It’s been a couple of years since the ByteDance-owned, XR company Pico released its Pico 4 VR headset which launched as a competitor the the Meta Quest 2. However, it now appears that Pico is revving back up as it recently announced an August 20 launch event for a new device. The new product is believed to be the Pico…
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