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Teens charged with attempted arson after participating in TikTok ‘outlet...
There’s a TikTok challenge where participants are attempting to short circuit electrical sockets by inserting pennies in between plugged-in chargers and outlets. Two teens are facing attempted arson...
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TikTok teens use AirPods and Google Translate to secretly talk in class
Teens are harnessing the power of modern technology in order to secretly communicate when in school. And while previous generations may have had to rely on passing paper notes, Generation Z is...
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Kobe Bryant helicopter crash mocked in teen’s TikTok video
The untimely passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant has evoked a polarizing range of public emotions in the aftermath of the news. Many remember a hero and devoted father, while others say his legacy...
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Mom learned about her special needs son’s abuse by seeing TikTok video
A U.K. mother saw TikTok videos of her son with special needs being abused and kicked around over the weekend, according to reports by Gloucestershire Live. Two boys of a local school in Forest of...
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People are exposing their eyeballs to phone flash for this TikTok challenge
A color-bending TikTok trend with potentially dangerous consequences has made its way to Twitter. Called the “eye challenge,” users take videos of their eyeballs with flash and then apply TikTok’s S5...
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TikTok user pretending to be lab technician who has contracted coronavirus
A TikTok user appears to be impersonating a medical professional investigating the coronavirus outbreak in China. The user, @wright.mitchr, allegedly even claims to have contracted the virus in one...
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What is Byte, and can it really compete with TikTok?
Byte, the new app from Vine‘s co-founder, has finally debuted. Like Vine, the app allows users to post six-second looping videos. In April 2019, it was announced Byte was in the beta testing stage,...
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Teen gets harmonica stuck in mouth, documents it on TikTok
People doing inadvisable things is essentially TikTok‘s brand at this point, and now there’s another addition to the “Just Did a Bad Thing” meme. Canadian teen Mollie O’Brien stuck a harmonica in her...
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Conspiracy theorists push coronavirus misinformation on TikTok
TikTok is infected with conspiracy theories and misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak that began in China and has since spread internationally. As of Jan. 29, there have been more than 6,000...
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Everyone loves dueting with this TikTok star’s alter ego, ‘Rosa’
If you’ve used any social media platform within the past week, chances are you’ve seen an adamrayokay TikTok. The 20-year-old, whose real name is Adam Martinez, became TikTok famous after creating...
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TikTok star Charli D’Amelio is in a Super Bowl ad for hummus
Charli D’Amelio is one of TikTok‘s ascendant stars, and she’s now extended her clout to a Super Bowl ad. The 15-year-old posted a short preview of the Sabra ad, which features former NFL player Boomer...
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Teens on TikTok are faking having the coronavirus
A video that shows a teen claiming he has the deadly coronavirus has been determined fake and removed multiple times from TikTok. The Daily Beast reported on Tuesday that a teen from Vancouver,...
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Kylie Jenner just made her first TikTok collab
Kylie Jenner had a blast with the kids at the Kylie Cosmetics Stormi Collection launch party. The 22-year-old beauty mogul appeared in a TikTok with nephew Mason Disick, along with friends Jaide and...
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TikTok users spread rumor that there’s Plan B in pregnancy tests
Teens are joining in on a dangerous TikTok trend called the “morning-after pill challenge.” TikTok users discovered there is a small tablet inside pregnancy tests and falsely claimed it was the Plan B...
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Asian teens make fun of coronavirus racism through TikTok videos
As the death toll from the coronavirus rises and new cases continue to pop up around the world, one side effect has been a staggering increase in racism and xenophobia. But Asian teens are pushing back...
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TikTok meme freeze-frames those awkward moments
The “disco” effect on TikTok is catching people in awkward situations. The effect puts a multicolored strobe on TikToks, and creative users are making it part of a series of uncomfortable...
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Woman catches her boyfriend cheating on TikTok (updated)
A woman’s TikTok account is going viral after she exposed her boyfriend for cheating by filming his texts with the other woman. The original TikTok, which has since been removed, shows the woman, Niah...
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How does Byte measure up to TikTok when it comes to protecting kids?
The creators of the original six-second, looping-video app Vine have resurrected the platform under a new name: Byte. Unlike its predecessor, Byte has direct competition in its niche market with...
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TikTok waited hours to contact police after teen broadcasted suicide
It took hours for TikTok to contact the police after a teenager live broadcasted his suicide on the platform. In the days leading up to the 19-year-old Brazilian’s death, he sent out concerning...
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TikTok is ushering in a new era of witchcraft
In Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, actress Kiernan Shipka’s blond, teenage witch protagonist has a problem that faces many young magical folk. She’s newly enrolled in the Academy of Unseen...
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