A BBC investigation has found that TikTok is profiting from live streams in which Syrian refugees beg for money -- with the social media giant taking up to 70 percent of donations raised by them. [Read More]
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Watch the short talking head video below. Granted, it is in French, and close inspection of it may raise suspicions but perhaps caught unaware it could well fool people into believing it is a real video and not AI-generated. [Read More]
A photographer has been sued for $2 million for throwing a bucket of urine at a TikTok-famous vintage photo booth that was set up next door to her home. [Read More]
TikTok will ban teenagers from using beauty filters amid concerns about the dangerous impact on younger users' mental health. [Read More]
Australia’s House of Representatives passed a landmark bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from using social media. [Read More]
An influencer is suing another influencer for copying her "aesthetic" in photos and videos on social media -- in a case that may upend how copyright protections work in the content creation industry. [Read More]
A mom vlogger was arrested for shoplifting after she allegedly posted a TikTok video featuring a haul of her stolen items.
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President-elect Donald Trump's team says "he will deliver" on his promise to save TikTok and prevent its threatened U.S. ban in two and half months. [Read More]