Tag: TikTok
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DOJ calls for Google to sell Chrome and HomeGoods highlighted on TikTok: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump has big plans for his first day in office. The man convicted in Laken Riley’s murder gets a life sentence. And Pope Francis is set to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Here’s what to know today. Trump’s plans for his first day in office President-elect Donald Trump plans to waste little…
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Some voters joke they want to ‘cancel out’ family members’ ballots in new TikTok trend
With Election Day around the corner, some households are finding that the best way to cope with political differences is humor. On TikTok, dozens of users are posting tongue-in-cheek videos about how their vote will “cancel out” someone else’s on the opposite end of the political spectrum — including their parents, friends and partners. The…
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TikTok parent company dismisses intern who ‘maliciously interfered’ with its AI technology
The parent company of TikTok says it has dismissed an intern that it found to have “maliciously interfered” with its artificial intelligence technology effort. In a statement in Chinese released Monday, the parent company, ByteDance, said the intern in question had committed a “serious violation” against its commercial technology team’s “research project.” In particular, the…
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Gen Z advocacy group launches TikTok campaign against voting for Jill Stein
A young-voter advocacy group backing Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a campaign on TikTok meant to target young voters — but not necessarily those backing former President Donald Trump. Voters of Tomorrow released a series of videos Tuesday aimed at convincing young supporters of Green Party candidate Jill Stein to back Harris, working to…
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Fourteen AGs sue TikTok, accusing it of harming children’s mental health
Fourteen attorneys general, led by officials in New York and California, filed lawsuits Tuesday accusing the social media platform TikTok of damaging young users’ mental health and collecting their data without consent. The legal broadside, organized by a bipartisan coalition of 14 law enforcement officers, alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service…
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TikTok star Taylor Rousseau Grigg dies at 25 after revealing health issues, illness
Taylor Rousseau Grigg, a 25-year-old TikToker who made lifestyle content, has died. Her husband, Cameron Grigg, announced her “sudden and unexpected” loss in an Instagram post Oct. 5 and a GoFundMe, which spoke of her “passing.” “No one ever expects to have to deal with this kind of pain and heartache, especially at our age,” Cameron Grigg…
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Who is Terryon Thomas, the TikTok star known as Mr Prada accused of second-degree murder?
Terryon Thomas, a popular TikTok creator with 4 million followers on his main account, became infamous for his comedic and relatable videos, many of which he was accused of copying from other creators. But the 20-year-old gained new notoriety this week after he was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice on Thursday. The…
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Police say no body was found inside a buried rug that sparked a TikTok sleuth firestorm
A Columbus, Ohio, woman broadcast to millions of TikTok viewers this week as she documented the discovery and police investigation of a rolled-up rug buried almost 2-feet deep in her backyard. But TikTok users — many of whom speculated the rug was evidence of a larger crime — expressed disappointment on Friday when the woman,…
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Popular TikTok creator Mr Prada charged with second degree murder
Terryon Thomas, a 20-year-old TikTok creator best known as Mr Prada, is being charged with second degree murder and obstruction of justice, The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana announced Thursday. Thomas, who has nearly 4 million followers on TikTok, was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest…
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Popular TikTok creator Mr Prada arrested
Popular TikTok creator Terryon Thomas, known as Mr Prada to nearly 4 million followers, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, issued a warrant for Thomas’ arrest Tuesday after, officials say, he refused to comply with…