While the original has been called out for portraying a surface-level representation of Black dating culture, those unique elements are also what many fans have come to appreciate about it. Netflix announced that it was taking the series “to the next level” in a new live format and likely hasContinue Reading
Tom Linnemann considered himself a Twitter loyalist until fairly recently. “It was the greatest invention in the world,” he says of the platform, reminiscing on its golden years, which he pinpoints from 2012 to about 2016. “You cast a wide net and found people as crazy as you were.” HisContinue Reading
Other Good Viral TikTok Products We’ve tested a lot of TikTok products, but they’re not all worthy of the top spot. That doesn’t mean they aren’t worth buying, though. Below, you’ll find a list of good TikTok products we like, with some caveats. Photograph: Stanley Stanley The Quencher H2.0 FlowstateContinue Reading
But President Xi Jinping likely won’t see a moderate concession on tariffs as a win. TikTok doesn’t even operate in China, so Xi isn’t under any pressure to please American users. And state-backed media have been clear that China views this as a precedent-setting saga that could leave other companies openContinue Reading
The White House-led talks on the future of TikTok are coalescing around a plan for the biggest non-Chinese investors in parent company ByteDance to increase their stakes and acquire the app’s US operations, Reuters has reported. The plan entails spinning off a US entity for TikTok and diluting Chinese ownershipContinue Reading
Tim Stokely, founder of the adult content platform OnlyFans, has submitted an eleventh-hour proposal to buy TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance. The “intent to bid” was made by Zoop—a social media startup Stokely cofounded with RJ Phillips, who serves as CEO and has a background in influencerContinue Reading
“PEOPLE’S BID FOR TIKTOK” Trump similarly attempted to ban TikTok in the US on national security concerns during his first stint in the White House. TikTok temporarily shut down in the US in January and disappeared from app stores as the deadline for the law approached, to the dismay ofContinue Reading
If airports weren’t already a hellscape, TikTok has found a way to make them worse. Welcome to airport theory, a viral delusion that suggests you can roll up to the airport 15 minutes before boarding, waltz through security, and still make your flight with time to spare. No stress, noContinue Reading
In January 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld U.S. legislation that would effectively ban TikTok, citing national security concerns over its Chinese ownership. This legal ruling set off a wave of uncertainty for the millions of American users who rely on the app for entertainment, connection, and even business. ImmediatelyContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Mar 9) that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, and that all options were good. TikTok’s fate has been up in the air since a law requiring its owner ByteDance toContinue Reading
