The popular video app was beloved for producing spontaneous encounters, which many content creators turned into followers and profits.
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TikToker’s Mourn the Shutdown of Omegle
The popular video app was beloved for producing spontaneous encounters, which many content creators turned into followers and profits.
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Lawmakers Renew Calls to Ban TikTok After Accusations of Anti-Israel Content
The criticism has put the popular video app on its heels at a precarious time.
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For TikTok, He Asks You to Talk About Your Rolex or Patek
Mike Nouveau has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers with his “Watch Spotting” videos.
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What Is ‘Looksmaxxing’?
“Looksmaxxers” are a booming online community creating new terms for age-old insecurities.
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Gen Z Beatles Fans Come Together on TikTok
“Can’t believe it’s 2023 and I get the joy of hearing a new Beatles song for the first time ever,” a 23-year-old says in a video post.
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Keith Lee’s Visit to Atlanta Shakes Its Dining Culture
When Mr. Lee, a TikTok food reviewer with 14 million TikTok followers, visited Atlanta, his reviews gave voice to gripes that some followers have about parts of the city’s dining culture.
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This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened.
Schools in Orlando took a tougher approach than a new state law required. Student engagement increased. So did the hunt for contraband phones.
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Blue-Collar Workers Are the New Social Media Stars
A new crop of popular social media personalities includes a trucker, a shepherd and a commercial fisherman. What they earn from sponsorships is just a nice bonus.
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Martin and Francesca Scorsese, TikTok’s Dynamic Duo
The acclaimed director’s daughter, a filmmaker herself, has been peppering her feed with videos of her father, showing a rarely seen side of him.
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TikTok’s Lip Gloss Trick
It’s one of many subtle tactics used by social media stars to make you stop and look.
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Harvard Cozies Up to #MentalHealth TikTok
As young Americans turn to TikTok for information on mental health, the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is building its own team of influencers.