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This week in TikTok: When Walmart and Amazon employees go viralThis week in TikTok: When Walmart and Amazon employees go viral
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Walmart wants its workers to be influencers — but only on their own terms.

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This week in TikTok: And the most popular video of the year is ...This week in TikTok: And the most popular video of the year is ...
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What does Bella Poarch’s hypnotizing head-bobbing video says about algorithm-driven entertainment?

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This week in TikTok: The only election that matteredThis week in TikTok: The only election that mattered
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The TikTok Room awards might be the future of celebrity fandom.

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This week in TikTok: Why is everyone so mad at Charli D’Amelio?This week in TikTok: Why is everyone so mad at Charli D’Amelio?
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TikTok’s most famous teen is facing a harsh backlash for dubious reasons.

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When ordinary people go viral, where’s the line between comedy and cruelty?
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An artist’s song went viral because everyone hated it. Welcome to Cringe TikTok.

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A taxonomy of Gen Z selfie posesA taxonomy of Gen Z selfie poses
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Teens on TikTok are creating a new visual language, one that involves nose scrunches, fish lips, and plenty of irony.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: MAGA meltdowns and Gen Z revolutionsThis week in TikTok: MAGA meltdowns and Gen Z revolutions
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Plus, will the internet go back to being normal now?

By Rebecca Jennings
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The 2020 election, explained by TikTokThe 2020 election, explained by TikTok
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The only escape from the longest week in history was memes.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: It’s Christmas alreadyThis week in TikTok: It’s Christmas already
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Plus, the guy terrorizing TikTok with “I ain’t never seen two pretty best friends.”

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Manifesting, the latest New Age internet wellness craze, explained
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Shut up, I’m manifesting!

By Rebecca Jennings
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Claudia Conway’s TikToks, explainedClaudia Conway’s TikToks, explained
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Kellyanne Conway’s daughter is not your resistance hero. She’s a 15-year-old expressing frustration with her family.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: Death of the collab houseThis week in TikTok: Death of the collab house
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Plus, the best thing on TikTok is the guy skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac.

By Rebecca Jennings
How a TikTok house destroyed itself
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You’re 19 years old. You get famous overnight. You move to LA. Now what?

By Rebecca Jennings
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Emma Chamberlain and the business of being relatableEmma Chamberlain and the business of being relatable
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The most popular girl on YouTube discusses how to bridge the gap between relatable YouTuber and glamorous businessperson.

By Rebecca Jennings
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You can now personalize your iPhone home screen. People are already making it weird.You can now personalize your iPhone home screen. People are already making it weird.
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Custom home screens are pointless, and also very fun.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: Everybody wants to be “Heather”This week in TikTok: Everybody wants to be “Heather”
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Plus, nobody should have to do PE over Zoom.

By Rebecca Jennings
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How “kombucha girl” revolutionized internet fameHow “kombucha girl” revolutionized internet fame
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Brittany Broski discusses becoming a meme, one year later.

By Rebecca Jennings
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The TikTok vs. Trump battle continues with a lawsuitThe TikTok vs. Trump battle continues with a lawsuit
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It’s the latest escalation in the battle between the Chinese-owned social media app and the US government.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Why does Instagram Reels suck so bad?Why does Instagram Reels suck so bad?
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Spoiler: Blue checks.

By Rebecca Jennings
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Do you really need to worry about your security on TikTok? Here’s what we know.Do you really need to worry about your security on TikTok? Here’s what we know.
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You may be wondering how an app for sharing viral lip-syncing videos poses a national security threat.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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This week in TikTok: So … is it getting banned or what?This week in TikTok: So … is it getting banned or what?
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Plus, the digital blackface problem we’re finally talking about.

By Rebecca Jennings
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Trump issued an executive order effectively banning TikTok if it doesn’t sell in the next 45 daysTrump issued an executive order effectively banning TikTok if it doesn’t sell in the next 45 days
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The new order is the latest in Trump’s escalating crackdown on the Chinese-owned app over alleged national security concerns.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Instagram’s answer to TikTok is hereInstagram’s answer to TikTok is here
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Meet Instagram Reels, the 15-second video platform that looks exactly like that other 15-second video platform.

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Once upon a time, there was cottagecore
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Meet the aesthetic where quarantine is romantic instead of terrifying.

By Rebecca Jennings
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This week in TikTok: The funniest skin care influencer you don’t know yetThis week in TikTok: The funniest skin care influencer you don’t know yet
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Plus, TikTok is still on death watch!

By Rebecca Jennings