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 TikTok earlier this week, claiming that the app harms children’s mental health. Much of the material in those suits was redacted, but reporters were able to […]
TikTok’s new ‘Manage Topics’ tool gives you more control over your For You feed, here’s how to use it
TikTok is introducing a new “Manage Topics” feature that will give you more control over what you see on your For You feed, the company announced on Friday. The new feature is rolling out to users in the U.S. With the new tool, you can tailor your For You feed to show you more or […]
TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction
TikTok earlier this month launched a new social app called Whee, an Instagram-like service for taking photos to share with friends. Like Instagram, Whee also supports the use of photo filters and includes messaging. However, the company’s plans for Whee aren’t clear, as the app has relatively few downloads and has yet to advertise itself […]
Meet Seen, a new app for friends to record reactions to TikToks and other content
We all know the feeling when we send a funny TikTok video, anticipating a response from a friend, only to receive a basic laughing emoji or, worse, no reaction at all. Seen aims to solve this with its new social app, where friends record a live video reaction to content you send them. The video […]
4th Gen K-Pop Idol Unexpectedly Appears In Multiple Viral TikToks
Many individuals have shared their unexpected encounters with a 4th Gen K-Pop idol at a recent event. TikToker kylah (@kykynicolee) posted a video in which they “dapped up” individuals that they considered a “10,” meaning highly attractive people, that they met at The 2024 Governors Ball Music Festival (also known as Gov Ball). Their first […]