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Books
Popcast (Deluxe): Is TikTok Done? 4 Crises Holding the App Back
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture…
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News
A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’
Social media users, gripped by the potential for drama on Royal Caribbean’s world cruise, have turned the ship’s unwitting passengers…
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Finance
Topics Suppressed in China Are Underrepresented on TikTok, Study Says
The report, from the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University, could raise new concerns about whether Beijing influences the…
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News
The Year in Social Media
You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2023. We’re here to…
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News
TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny
Some lawyers say the changes could make it more difficult to bring legal action against the company.
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News
A Creepy Christmas Cartoon Character Comes to Life
Nia Wilkerson has spent years hearing that she looks like the girl from “The Polar Express.” On TikTok, she’s leaning…
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News
Losing Hair, Gaining Followers
Zeph Sanders was 20 when his hair began to fall out. As it thinned from the density of AstroTurf to…
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Finance
Political Debate Is Rife on TikTok. Politicians? Not So Much.
President Biden and the White House regularly post to millions of followers on social media, talking about the economy on…
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News
Nikki Haley Renews Call for TikTok Ban After Bin Laden Letter Circulates
The presidential candidate has argued that social media platforms should better police certain users and content, prompting backlash from some…
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Finance
How Bad Is Antisemitism Online? It’s Increasingly Hard to Know.
People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency…