TikTok will block teens from using the video app after 10 P.M. and instead wind them down to sleep with calming music and meditation exercises. [Read More]
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TikTok will ban teenagers from using beauty filters amid concerns about the dangerous impact on younger users' mental health. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-12-02 17:24
TikTok may soon have ads featuring AI-generated versions of popular creators and stock actors to add a “human touch.”
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TikTok is introducing a new $6 million fund to pay creators for making viral effects and filters -- in the first reward system of its kind on the platform. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-05-16 20:04
TikTok will start telling users why it has recommended videos in their feeds amid demands from campaigners for more transparency about its algorithm. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-12-22 14:02
From 2023, content creators using YouTube Shorts will be able to monetize their short-form videos as the Google-owned platform battles TikTok. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-09-16 18:24
According to a new report, Facebook has decided to make its feed feel more like TikTok in an attempt to better compete against what has become the biggest threat to the social media giant's bottom line. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-16 20:55
The United States government just announced that the video-sharing social app TikTok and the social app WeChat will be banned in the US starting on Sunday “to protect the national security of the United States. petapixel.com »
2020-09-18 20:03
A photographer unknowingly captured a poignant photo of a family’s final walk with their terminally ill dog on a San Francisco beach. [Read More]
TikTok has announced the launch of its first-ever awards ceremony in the United States, the TikTok Awards 2025, scheduled for Thursday, December 18, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. [Read More]
A new scam on TikTok supports the adage: If it's too good to be true, it probably is. Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos to promise free access to otherwise expensive software, including Adobe Photoshop.
Newly unsealed videos show TikTok employees worrying that the platform's potentially addictive features could harm young users’ mental health, and they may "never want to leave" the app. [Read More]
A fake video showing the "night sky on Mars" allegedly filmed by NASA's Curiosity Rover has fooled thousands on TikTok and even a couple of news websites. [Read More]
A woman's passport photo mishap has gone viral after she appeared "microwaved" in her official document photo.
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Instagram has introduced 'Reposts,' which allows users to reshare public content, including Reels and grid posts from creators, that will show up in a new profile tab or in their friends' recommendations. [Read More]