A social media trend has men surprising their friends with a call before bed. It has led to a lot of laughs, but also some deeper connections.
Category: TikTok (ByteDance)
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This Lululemon 2-in-1 Maxi Dress Is Dividing TikTok
A Lululemon “2-in-1” maxi dress has become a lightning rod for debate. It is also mostly sold out.
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On TikTok, ‘Propaganda’ Lists Go Viral
TikTok users are building eye-catching lists of their dislikes and are labeling them as propaganda that they’re “not falling for.”
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Breathe In, Breathe Out, Good Night: TikTok Invites Users to Meditate
Facing allegations that it knowingly lures young users into late-night scroll sessions, the company unveiled a new guided-meditation feature in the app.
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What Happens When Art Goes Viral on TikTok and Instagram?
A growing genre of work is defined not by its content but by its audience on social media.
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TikTok, Facing a U.S. Ban, Tells Advertisers: We’re Here and Confident
The company’s executives tried to reassure potential advertisers about the app’s future in the United States without directly addressing a looming ban under a federal law.
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Animal Communicators Fuel a New TikTok Trend
Posting readings from animal communicators who relay messages from animals, both living and dead, is a growing trend on social media.
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What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices?
If you listen to the many artificial, automated voices that have become prevalent online, the answer doesn’t really matter, as long as she’s helping you.
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This TikToker’s ‘Caveman’ Skin Care Routine Has Skeptics, but She Says It’s Helping
Tia Zakher’s videos about not washing her face drew millions of views, numerous questions and some legitimate concern. She insists she’s fine.
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TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China
Irish investigators said TikTok did not protect the data of users in the European Union, improperly transferring some of it to China. TikTok said it would appeal.
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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, criminalizes the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images of others and requires companies to remove them.
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How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an opportunity to become an influencer. Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter who covers social media for The New York Times, returned to her alma mater to learn more.