TikTok
Thanks in part to TikTok, the Kia Boys and the grand theft auto have swept the country.
Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and other tech companies are trying new ways to label content made by AI.
TikTok is now suing the state over its new policy.
So you heard TikTok’s being banned. Here’s what’s actually happening.
Sens. Mark Warner and John Thune have a bipartisan bill to deal with TikTok and beyond.
Everything is a “don’t” in the new era of influencing.
TikTok, and its CEO Shou Chew, never really stood a chance.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress as the future of his app is in doubt. Or maybe it’s all just a lot of posturing.
Teens can still click right on through the new screen time limit.
As TikTok faces a potential ban and growing national security concerns, a few politicians are posting through the turmoil.
Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States?
What I learned from a tour of the company’s new transparency and accountability center.
TikTokers are finding new ways to, in their words, “be delusional.”
Meet the influencers who won’t “let people enjoy things.”
Matty Healy, for when you’re ready to graduate from Harry Styles.
Consensus is building in Washington that the most popular social media app among teenagers is a national security risk. How do you explain that to the app’s users?
These are the days of our lives.
The omnibus spending bill includes a limited ban that’s mostly symbolic.
No matter who controls Congress, TikTok’s in trouble.
Over 100 pages of documents show how the space agency handles social media and discussions about Ukraine.
For You: The worst things that have ever happened to everyone else.
“Influencer” has become one of the most aspirational jobs for kids and adults. What now?
A (mostly) post-pandemic update.
A telehealth company called Done wants Gen Z’s attention.
Democrats are trying to win TikTok with facts and nuance. Its algorithm rewards the opposite.
Get ready for Happy Fall, followed by Sad Fall.
A slew of new changes has drawn the ire of celebrities and regular users alike. But hating Instagram is nothing new.
Influencers are supposed to disclose their ads, but nothing happens when they don’t.
Facebook knows it has a TikTok problem. TV and streamers do, too.
A data investigation into how TikTok is shaping the music industry, in collaboration with The Pudding.
Brat TV, a small Hollywood studio, wants to be the middle ground between Netflix and TikTok.
How 20-year-old TikToker, writer, and cultural critic Rayne Fisher-Quann spends her day online.
Social media platforms are amplifying misinformation on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
When did everybody start calling themselves content creators?
Boys Club, a collective for women and nonbinary people, wants to create a “no-bro zone for the crypto curious.”
Why (mostly) 20- and 30-something dudes made crypto and sports betting their personality.
Its total user base declined for the first time, putting more pressure on its big metaverse bet.
The video app absolutely dominates style trends and discussion around fashion. What does that mean for the way we dress?
Inside the fledgling cottage industry helping influencers make money.
It’s making the world a shittier place. West Elm Caleb is only the most recent example.