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Is social media normalizing cultural appropriation?
A TikTok video went viral over the weekend as viewers claimed it glamorized cultural appropriation. The video shows an Asian hairstylist with braids using various techniques to imitate type 4 hair on...
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TikTok loves these 3 kids who kayak down concrete stairs
Because 2019 has been a year, and Gen Z is over it, the latest Tik Tok trend is… hurdling down concrete stairs in a kayak. Three boys filmed themselves kayaking down some stairs, attempting to swing in...
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PSAT memes are back! This year on TikTok and amid College Board crackdown
Standardized testing season is upon us, and with that comes memes. Teens are flooding Twitter and TikTok with reactions to the PSATs this weekend, but these memes could be causing kids trouble....
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TikTok girls dancing to voicemails from sh*tty exes is a vibe
TikTok is often viewed as a hyperchaotic incubator for inexplicable memes, but some people have used the platform’s framework to call out predatory behavior. Now a subgenre has emerged to call out...
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Are TikTok teens throwing up gang signs in their videos?
From girls dancing to voicemails left by their sh*tty exes to meme-ing the PSATs, there seems to be a TikTok challenge for everything. For one of the latest, teens are wiping their fingers under their...
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Pizza Hut and Papa John’s employees pranked into talking to each other on the...
TikTok is a hotbed of memes, but a recent phone prank had some pizza chain employees particularly fired up. TikTok user @machereford uploaded a 35-second clip that shows one phone placing calling Pizza...
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TikTok takes down 2 dozen ISIS accounts being used for recruitment
TikTok has removed at least two dozen “ISIS propaganda accounts,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Through Storyful–an agency that operates out of the WSJ parent company News Corp. and monitors...
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TikTok releases safety videos
TikTok released a set of videos Wednesday that highlight the app’s commitment to safety and “positivity.” The video series, titled “You’re In Control,” gives users tips to stay safe online. “TikTok is...
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Teen consumes ungodly amount of meat, becomes meme
Whataburger is pretty influential in Texas: It’s gotten late-night endorsements from political figures and shifted how police approach evidence collection. And sometimes, people eat there. The Texas...
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Senators call for national security investigation into TikTok
Senators called for a national security investigation into short-form video app TikTok on Wednesday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) penned a letter to Joseph...
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‘OK boomer’ is the youths’ new favorite comeback to Baby Boomers
There is little Baby Boomers seem to love more than dunking on millennials. Millennials have killed everything, from department stores to Applebee’s and spend more time eating avocados than getting...
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Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson get in on ‘Stupid’ TikTok trend
Ashnikko’s “Stupid” has become an anthem on TikTok, where teens are empowering themselves and others in inventive new ways. It’s appeared in more than 2 million TikToks and its popularity on the...
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Kombucha girl is back with ‘noodle weenie dogs’
Brittany Tomlinson altered the very fabric of the reaction meme in August when she tried kombucha for the first time, earning her the names “kombucha girl” and also “kombucha woman.” She’s recreated...
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The Lisa Ann ‘this is a bathtub’ meme has new life—on TikTok
Has this ever happened to you? You’re taking a leisurely soak in the tub and then some busty broad interrupts bath time to berate you for not having a lifeguard at your beach, and you’re like, lady,...
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All done with TikTok? Here’s how to permanently delete your account
TikTok wants to be the destination for mobile videos, and clearly it’s having some success. Launched in 2017, the short-form video app, available for both iOS and Android, has since been downloaded...
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Arson Frog is a bizarre meme—and we have Gen Z to thank for it
The distaste that Millennials and Generation Z have for Baby Boomers is palatable. After all, this is the generation that destroyed the economy, is actively destroying the planet, and largely seems to...
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TikTok’s developer is being investigated by the U.S. government
U.S. lawmakers are increasing their scrutiny of Bytedance, the Beijing-based developer of the hit social app TikTok. According to an exclusive Reuters report published late last week, the company is...
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25 TikTok famous accounts for all your comedy and lip-syncing needs
TikTok is skyrocketing in popularity—and, consequently, some savvy users are becoming TikTok famous. In late 2017, the video-sharing app absorbed Musical.ly, which replaced Vine. Since its debut,...
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How to enjoy TikTok online—without downloading the app
When TikTok first launched in September 2017, many people didn’t have high hopes for the video-sharing app. Following its merger with the better-known app Musical.ly a few months after that, however,...
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Meet ByteDance, the Chinese tech company behind TikTok
TikTok is a super-popular, short-form video app for iOS and Android that launched in 2017 and has since been downloaded over one billion times. But who is the company behind the success story? Who...
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