TikTok announces new features to tackle harassment and bullying
Anyone who’s ever taken a trip into the comments section of a TikTok video will know that the platform has a bullying problem. TikTok has announced new in-app features to…
Facebook releases TikTok-like rapping app, Bars
While Facebook has been under fire for copying competitors for years now, the criticism has never stopped the company. From making its own Tinder to jacking the idea of Snapchat’s…
TikTok agrees to $92 million settlement in class action privacy lawsuit
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay a $92 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging it violated Illinois’ biometric privacy laws. The company still disputes the truth of the…
County clerk’s accidental TikTok posts not ‘supposed to be seen by anybody,’ now seen by everybody
All of TikTok is bidding goodbye to Connie, the subject of a series of random farewell videos that are now a gigantic online hit thanks to a few accidental uploads…
TikTok users are dressing up as their ‘Republican-sonas’
TikTok has heralded in countless viral makeup trends over the last few years, but this one crosses the partisan divide. Well, not really. But it’s nice to think so. TikTok…
Bissell’s TikTok-famous Little Green carpet cleaner is on sale at Walmart
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Instagram’s identity crisis deepens as it considers a vertical stories feed
In the immortal words of Derek Zoolander (who would have definitely loved Instagram), “who am I?” Instagram is considering yet another big change to its platform. It is working on…
OK, I admit some TikTok recipes are actually kind of great
I didn’t want to like TikTok food trends. They seemed kind of silly. Stunty. Weird stuff for views. I think the first recipe I remember seeing on TikTok was the…
Italy cracks down on TikTok following child’s tragic death
Italian regulators turned their eyes toward TikTok this week following the tragic death of a 10-year-old girl. On Thursday, the Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP) ordered makers of the popular…
A beginner’s guide to the wholesome world of crochet TikTok
When we spend so much of our time online, we’re bound to learn something while clicking and scrolling. Discover something new with Mashable’s series I learned it on the internet.…