Facebook, TikTok and Twitter seem to be increasingly connecting users with brands and influencers. To restore a sense of community, some users are trying smaller social networks.
Category: TikTok (ByteDance)
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Behind the Backlash Against Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light’s Transgender Influencer
After Dylan Mulvaney promoted the beer on Instagram, well-known conservatives tried to start a boycott. Experts say the controversy will not hurt the brand in the long run, and may help.
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Montana’s Plan to Bank TikTok Is a Preview for the Rest of the Country
The fight has shown the difficult test and legally perilous road facing lawmakers or the White House if they try to enact a national ban on the social media service.
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Chinese Officials Flock to Twitter to Defend TikTok
The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.
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TikTok Is Fined $15.9 Million Over Misusing Kids’ Data in Britain
The video-sharing app inappropriately allowed more than one million underage children in the United Kingdom to access the platform in 2020, regulators said.
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It’s Not All Bad News for Trump Ahead of His Arraignment
The former president’s poll ratings and some of his business fortunes have rallied ahead of his arraignment on Tuesday.
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Going Viral on TikTok Can Get Students an A in These College Classes
A marketing professor gave his students a challenge: If they made a video that got a million views, the final exam would be canceled.
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La satisfacción de renunciar y volverse viral
En TikTok y YouTube, los trabajadores comparten cómo abandonaron sus trabajos. Esto les genera una sensación de control sobre situaciones a menudo insostenibles.
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In Some Viral Cat Videos, the Cats Are the Stars and Filmmakers
With the help of cameras that attach to collars, a niche style of cat content shows the world from a feline perspective.
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As Washington Calls for TikTok Ban, Its Owner Begins Pushing a New App
ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is trying to woo popular social media creators to join its new app, Lemon8, before it is officially introduced this year.
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In Hundreds of TikTok Videos, Its Users Defend the App
After lawmakers grilled TikTok’s chief executive last week, the app’s users argued that the platform should not be banned in the United States over national security concerns.
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The Week in Business: TikTok in the Hot Seat
The Fed raised interest rates, even as some banks continued to find themselves on shaky ground. The A.I. race is on. And a new inflation reading is coming.