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TikTok Tap-to-Earn Game Tops a Million Players as Solana's Sonic SVM Teases Token
Sonic SVM says its tap-to-earn game on TikTok, SonicX, has tipped the 1 million player milestone ahead of a planned Solana ...
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The TikTok ban chaos — explained in 60 seconds
A new bill working its way through Congress could ban TikTok in the US. Donald Trump, who used to want to ban TikTok in the US, now says he'd like it to be here. And some people who support the ...
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A new investigation claims TikTok execs know the app is harming kids — why are we letting it happen?
TikTok is harming kids — knowingly. And, while the same could be said of many other social media platforms, there’s nothing more sinister than a Chinese-owned app parasitizing young American ...
The Verge17d
A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
Users who’ve signed up can post up to 60 seconds of video, according to details shared by developer Daniel Supernault on Mastodon. He added that using sounds and remixing others’ videos is ...
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TikTok’s research reportedly acknowledges negative effects on teens
Court documents suggest that TikTok executives are aware of the app’s potential harm to teenagers, according to reporting by NPR and Kentucky Public Radio. Fourteen U.S. attorneys general sued ...
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TikTok ban: What could it mean for creators?
Is TikTok going to be banned? It's a question lots of people are asking. And the answer, for now, seems to be no. It's unlikely that the massively popular app's going to disappear anytime soon.
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TikTok's retro dating dance trends harken back to the days of courtship
TikTok is in its Regency Era with creators dancing their way to love. The most popular dance trend on the platform sees men appeal to a woman's father with their dance moves. Before breaking into ...
The New York Times28d
TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction. By Alexandra Alter ByteDance ...
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TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person. But the country’s total number of billionaires has shrunk
China has a new richest person – and it’s the entrepreneur behind the wildly popular, and controversial, app TikTok. Zhang Yiming, 41, co-founder of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance ...
Business Insider29d
How TikTok is changing the music industry and the way we discover new, popular songs
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link TikTok is an essential promotional tool for music artists and record labels. Songs can rise up organically on the app even if they've been ...
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'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span
However, early studies also indicate that TikTok could hurt the attention span of its users, especially the kids and teens who populate the app. The platform hosts an endless stream of bite-size ...