Oracle is taking a close look at TikTok algorithms to check for any snooping
Oracle has begun auditing the algorithms of social media giant TikTok in order to ensure they are not being manipulated…
‘Beige flags’ are the TikTok dating app trend that could ruin your love life
Making conversation with a person you’ve matched with on a dating app often feels like trying to squeeze blood from…
TikTok Is ‘Shadow-Promoting’ Banned Content in Russia
In the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin criminalized anything it considered “false information” about state entities or…
How to use a TikTok video template
You can create a great TikTok video by doing nothing more than simply talking to the camera. However, if you…
TikTok moderators say they were trained with child sexual abuse content
A Forbes report raises questions about how TikTok’s moderation team handles child sexual abuse material — alleging it granted broad,…
University of Alabama rush week begins on TikTok
It’s about that time. Tomorrow (Aug. 6), Season 2 of University of Alabama’s sorority rush debuts, and it’s already taking…
Ticketmaster partners with TikTok to add in-app event ticket purchasing
Are your concert tickets from TikTok? Well, they’re about to be. After TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, filed a trademark application…
Will TikTok Music take Spotify down?
TikTok is working tirelessly to make all your favorite apps obsolete. First, it came for Facebook and Instagram. Next up:…
A TikTok Music app could challenge Spotify and Apple
Considering how intertwined music discovery is with TikTok, it wouldn’t be all that surprising if the company launched a music…
For Gen Z, TikTok is a search engine
Zach Carter, a 24-year-old brand strategist from Los Angeles, curates his searches to which social platform he’s on. “I’ll go…
Instagram backlash, TikTok gaming, Snapchat+ makes millions – TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile…
Gmail gets a new look, Instagram trips while trying to be TikTok and India blocks Battleground Mobile – TechCrunch
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Big Tech Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Apple and TikTok
Every three months, Wall Street watches with anticipation for bumper results from Big Tech companies. Over the course of a…
YouTube is taking a sneaky shortcut to compete with TikTok
Content creation platforms the world over can’t seem to resist TikTok’s short-form video style, and now YouTube is doubling its…
Charles Gross comparing two Birkins goes viral on TikTok
The pink sauce craze wasn’t the only thing sparking conversation on the clock app this week. Charles Gross inspired users…
More people than ever get news from YouTube and TikTok, yet still don’t trust it
Following reports that TikTok and Instagram are becoming go-to sites for people making holiday plans, there are new findings that…
Deepfakes are taking over TikTok — here’s how you can spot them
One of the world’s most popular social media platforms, TikTok, is now host to a steady stream of deepfake videos.…
You go, gramps! Older people are using TikTok to dispel myths about aging
During the lockdown, my 65-year-old mother did something that actually shocked me. She started going on to TikTok so she…
TikTok Starts Layoffs in Company-Wide Restructuring
TikTok has begun a global restructuring of its business that includes layoffs, according to five people with knowledge of the…
TikTok launches official Book Club after popularity of #BookTok
In the cluttered world of TikTok, #BookTok emerged as a favorite long ago: a cozy, sprawling community with a hashtag…
