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Nick Fuentes and his white nationalist ‘Groyper Army’ have a new home on TikTok
Update 11:15am CT: After publication, TikTok banned Nick Fuentes and several other Groyper accounts. They issued the following statement:. “We are committed to promoting a safe and positive app...
View ArticleThis TikToker’s boyfriend looks exactly like Ed Sheeran, and people are shook
Finding your celebrity doppelganger can be a flattering, humbling, or outright baffling experience, depending on which celebrity you end up looking like. The “I look like a celebrity check” challenge...
View ArticleWhite Claw slushies are TikTok’s new favorite beverage
If 2019 was the summer of White Claw, then—by all accounts—it appears that 2020 will be the summer of White Claw slushies. Yes, yes, we all know that 2020 will actually be the summer of quarantine,...
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The TikTok glow down challenge is seeing a resurgence
We’ve had a lot of free time over the last month or so, and that’s led to some detours into questionable fashion and viral dances. But the resurgence of the “glow down” challenge on TikTok is really...
View ArticleAriana Grande calls TikTok trend of people impersonating her ‘degrading’
The trend of TikTok creators impersonating Ariana Granda caught the eye of the “Thank U, Next” singer. She responded to writer and actor Jordan Firstman’s “impressions of a meme” video in a...
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This TikTok exposes the protester who blamed her undyed roots on quarantine
Last weekend, people flooded city streets across the United States in order to protest local stay-at-home orders related to the spread of coronavirus. One TikTok user went viral for calling bullshit....
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People are still faking seizures on TikTok
Ladies and gentlemen, nonbinary and genderqueer folks, we regret to inform you that the youths are up to it again. And by “it,” we mean faking seizures, as well as their own deaths, on TikTok. It’s...
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Police investigating TikTok of students in blackface
A group of Woodridge, Chicago students are being investigated after a racist video showing several minors wearing blackface was posted to TikTok. The footage, captioned “How to steal somebody’s girl,”...
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Ariana Grande’s TikTok teen lookalike no longer a fan
Ariana Grande is not having it with these “degrading” imitations of her on TikTok—and her most famous lookalike has something to say about it. Last November, teenage TikTok user Paige Niemann became...
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Kids recreate ‘Tiger King’ in Megan Thee Stallion-approved TikTok
Kids are starting to get in on the Tiger King meme fun, and obviously, they’re flexing on everyone else. Four kids gave a stellar performance to the “Tiger King/Savage” mashup on TikTok, and viewers...
View ArticleTeen goes viral on TikTok for being an ingenious math tutor
Sixteen-year-old Alexis Loveraz has gained a massive following on TikTok for virtual tutoring his peers in algebra, geometry, and chemistry. The Bronx teen started making math, science, and SAT prep...
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Charli D’Amelio slams body-shamers on Twitter
TikTok megastar Charli D’Amelio fired back at critics who have body-shamed her in a pointed Twitter thread on Monday. “STOP TALKING ABOUT MY BODY! It’s not your place to tell me if I’m gaining or...
View ArticleTikTok’s dark new 2020 meme: Either way you’re voting for a rapist
Joe Biden might be the presumptive Democratic nominee, but there’s one section of the electorate he’s clearly still struggling with: the TikTok vote. In January, a song begging “please don’t make me...
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Over 60,000 sign petition to ban Perez Hilton from TikTok for ‘attacking...
After numerous bouts of controversy on Tiktok—which included critiquing one of the platform’s most famous stars—several people are calling for blogger Perez Hilton to be banned from the app. A...
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TikToker Jeff Wright talks making aliens relatable and playing multiple...
Earlier this month, Jeff Wright posted a TikTok in which he plays a human and two aliens looking to take over Earth. The conversation centers around our “used” planet and the casual absurdity of first...
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TikTok users are tallying their ‘Good Place’ points to see how they’d fare in...
The Good Place, which ran on NBC for four seasons from 2016 to 2020, was the darling comedy series from writer-producer Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), about four misfits who...
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These album cover recreations on TikTok have great timing
Recreating albums covers is nothing new, but a trend on TikTok is punching it up. The album cover challenge takes a premise and then adds an album cover recreation or song title to drive the punchline...
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TikTok’s ‘fox eye challenge’ called out for being racist
TikTokers are continuing to shave off part of their eyebrows for the “Fox eye challenge” during quarantine. Now, the backlash has arrived, as the trend is being called out for its racist undertones....
View ArticleProfessor fired after TikTok showed his ‘college girl’ porn tab in Zoom class
A University of Miami professor was fired after students shared a screenshot of his screen, which included a tab with a pornographic heading. According to the Miami Hurricane student newspaper,...
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TikTok user posts the moment her dog dies. People are furious
A TikTok showing the moment a dog took its final breath is breaking viewers’ hearts. While some users have flocked to comfort the TikTok user who posted it, others are calling the video exploitation....
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