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Creator of ‘Say So’ TikTok dance appears in Doja Cat music video
The “Say So” dance popularized on TikTok has made its music video debut. BuzzFeed News reports Doja Cat’s new 1970s-inspired music video for “Say So” features Haley Sharpe, the teen who created the...
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TikTok’s ‘clean queen’ says videos are helping her figure out ‘adulting’
Abby Jones might not have anticipated the anxiety she would trigger by cleaning her bathtub, but a recent TikTok took a lot of people to a dark place. (Her bathtub.) The 19-year-old, who goes by...
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Influencer got trapped under ice for TikTok clout, ‘came close to dying’
Jason Clark is an influencer who has large followings on TikTok and Instagram, where he goes by @jasontodolist. He amassed those followings by filming himself perform extreme stunts in exotic places....
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A TikTok of a girl getting an abortion is going viral—and the internet is...
A girl’s TikTok of her friend getting an abortion is going viral and dividing the internet. TikTok user @cpcake21 posted a video of her friend, Ashley, getting an abortion. The TikTok starts by...
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The World Health Organization is now fighting coronavirus misinformation on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) joined TikTok in an effort to push back against misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak. The Switzerland-based agency, run by the United Nations (UN), posted...
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Woman who voiced Tommy Pickles on ‘Rugrats’ is blowing up on TikTok
Though you may not have realized it, actress E.G. Daily was everywhere in the ’90s and aughts. Daily voiced a litany of iconic characters, most notably Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls, “Babe” from...
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TikTok showing Jeff Bezos’ obscene wealth in rice grains is educating the masses
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently made headlines after purchasing literally the most expensive home in Los Angeles—a $165 million Beverly Hills mansion which was the former estate of acclaimed Golden...
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Mistreated Wendy’s worker quits, makes escape via drive-thru window
We’ve all dreamed of quitting a bad job in dramatic, satisfying ways. Most of us never summon up the courage to follow through with our fantasies, but one TikTok teen has more pluck than the rest of...
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Is there porn on TikTok?
Whenever a hot new social media platform emerges on the market people understandably have one question: Is there porn? TikTok, the Vine-like mini-video service that’s taken the youth by storm, is no...
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Vigilante TikTok account targeting pedophiles gets shut down
An Australian TikTok account run by a vigilante who targeted sexual predators has since been removed from the platform in the wake of an investigation by the Guardian. The pedophile-hunting account,...
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As ‘Out West Challenge’ goes viral, its creator looks for credit too
You’ve likely seen the Out West Challenge on TikTok: The dance, set to Jackboys’ Young Thug-assisted track “Out West,” has been pretty unavoidable for the last two months. Usher did it. Ellen...
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The TikTok ‘skullbreaker’ challenge has now led to criminal charges
Two New Jersey teenagers were charged after their attempt at TikTok’s viral “skullbreaker” challenge resulted in the hospitalization of a seventh-grader. The two teens, whose names have not been...
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Soulmate POV TikTok trend riffs on a fanfic trope
Is your soulmate on TikTok? The Soulmate POV TikTok trend has people considering fate, and the videos all use the same variation on caption: When you turn 16 “the first words your soulmate say to you...
View ArticleThis bill would change how YouTube presents content to children
Two Democratic senators on Thursday unveiled a bill that would create new online protections for children and teenagers—and if enacted, it would require social media sites to change how they deal with...
View ArticleTikTok paper towel challenge elevates an old meme
The TikTok paper towel challenge is one of those good, clean viral challenges that doesn’t involve head trauma or a visit to the emergency room. Hopefully. The challenge involves writing messages on a...
View ArticleLizzo says TikTok discriminated against her swimsuit videos
TikTok has restored a video of Lizzo after she shaded the platform for removing multiple videos of her wearing swimsuits. In a video that now has 10.5 million views, Lizzo accused the social media...
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Gen Z’ers are attempting to trigger boomers with ‘Oki Doki Boomer’ TikTok memes
It’s a funny catch-22, if you think about it. As much as Generation Z loves, loves, loves to dunk on baby boomers—those climate-ruining, economy-tanking scoundrels—their appointed king, Sen. Bernie...
View ArticleAriana Grande responds to meme mocking how she washes her hands amid coronavirus
It seems that TikToks poking fun of Ariana Grande’s signature long sleeves have resurfaced, and Grande doesn’t love it. Paper posted a video of “Ariana Grande washing her hands” on Instagram Friday....
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‘SNL’ TikTok with Elizabeth Warren and Kate McKinnon goes viral
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is out of this year’s presidential race, which means Kate McKinnon is done embodying her on Saturday Night Live—for now. In a final send-off, Warren herself appeared on...
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This TikTok girl is going viral for looking like Scarlett Johansson ‘with...
A young woman on TikTok is going viral for looking extremely similar to Scarlett Johansson. TikTok user @k.leefox posted a video as a response to people always telling her she looks like Johansson,...
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