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More from TikTok: The most exciting, and controversial, social media app on the planet

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The influencers are burned out, tooThe influencers are burned out, too
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The particular ennui of being a social media star is a microcosm of what’s happening to us all.

By Rebecca Jennings
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The blandness of TikTok’s biggest starsThe blandness of TikTok’s biggest stars
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Or, how algorithms reward mediocrity.

By Rebecca Jennings
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The real story behind TikTokThe real story behind TikTok
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Bloomberg business reporter Shelly Banjo explains how a goofy Chinese app took over the world.

By Rebecca Jennings
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Hey bestie, why is everyone saying “hey bestie” online?Hey bestie, why is everyone saying “hey bestie” online?
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On “cheugy” and the internet’s endless fascination with out-of-touch white women.

By Rebecca Jennings
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TikTok’s shapeshifting filter is my nemesisTikTok’s shapeshifting filter is my nemesis
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The app’s new celebrity doppelganger feature keeps telling me I look like Matthew Morrison, and for that it must be stopped.

By Rebecca Jennings
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How a pop-punk girl group became the most hated band on TikTokHow a pop-punk girl group became the most hated band on TikTok
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The internet is convinced Tramp Stamps is an “industry plant.” Should that justify the dogpiling?

By Rebecca Jennings
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Am I spending too much time on TikTok?Am I spending too much time on TikTok?
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It’s the world’s most delightful — and powerful — dissociation machine.

By Rebecca Jennings
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The never-ending cycle of YouTuber apology videosThe never-ending cycle of YouTuber apology videos
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Do they even mean anything anymore?

By Rebecca Jennings
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A super-famous TikTok star appeared on Jimmy Fallon. It didn’t go great.A super-famous TikTok star appeared on Jimmy Fallon. It didn’t go great.
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Addison Rae’s appearance reignited conversations about appropriation on the platform.

By Rebecca Jennings
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David Dobrik and YouTube’s distorted culture of consentDavid Dobrik and YouTube’s distorted culture of consent
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Something is extremely wrong with the way vloggers perpetuate the idea of consent.

By Rebecca Jennings
One Year Later
This week in TikTok: Please stop romanticizing the pandemicThis week in TikTok: Please stop romanticizing the pandemic
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TikTok is already nostalgic for early quarantine. Dark!

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: The problem with the “Cancel Porn” movementThis week in TikTok: The problem with the “Cancel Porn” movement
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On TikTok, it’s impossible to have a nuanced discussion about sex work.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: Music is just TikTok nowThis week in TikTok: Music is just TikTok now
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Head empty, only TikTok sounds.

By Rebecca Jennings
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The “Gorilla Glue Girl” never wanted her nicknameThe “Gorilla Glue Girl” never wanted her nickname
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Tessica Brown’s TikTok saga is a lesson on the highs and lows of viral fame.

By Melinda Fakuade
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This week in TikTok: Gen Z is not coming for your skinny jeansThis week in TikTok: Gen Z is not coming for your skinny jeans
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On millennials, middle parts, and fake generational warfare.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: How does TikTok know I have ADHD?This week in TikTok: How does TikTok know I have ADHD?
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And is it helping anyone?

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: Money is fake, but I still lost $10This week in TikTok: Money is fake, but I still lost $10
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The GameStop squeeze, explained by StockTok.

By Rebecca Jennings
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Kellyanne and Claudia Conway’s very complicated, very public relationship, explainedKellyanne and Claudia Conway’s very complicated, very public relationship, explained
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Kellyanne Conway’s 16-year-old daughter has provided an ugly look into their family life, and the latest accusations are especially troubling.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: How are you supposed to be a girl online?This week in TikTok: How are you supposed to be a girl online?
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“Try and name one thing that girls can like and won’t get made fun of.”

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: Get me out of sea shanty TikTokThis week in TikTok: Get me out of sea shanty TikTok
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Soon may a new TikTok trend come.

By Rebecca Jennings
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Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTokTerrible financial advice is going viral on TikTok
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TikTok is full of dubious personal finance myths. Here are 10 of them, and why you should be wary.

By Rebecca Jennings and Emily Stewart
The paradox of online “body positivity”
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Is this the beginning of a mainstream fat acceptance movement? Or will it be buried by the algorithms?

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: The absurdity of the Capitol siegeThis week in TikTok: The absurdity of the Capitol siege
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Last week’s events, according to TikTok.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: How a Ratatouille joke led to a Broadway musicalThis week in TikTok: How a Ratatouille joke led to a Broadway musical
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The crowdsourced project finally got its happy ending.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: The dawning of the Age of Aquarius (apparently)This week in TikTok: The dawning of the Age of Aquarius (apparently)
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Something strange is happening with the planets right now, and TikTok is very excited.

By Rebecca Jennings