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New York City bans TikTok for government employees
New York City will ban TikTok from government devices, The Verge reported on Wednesday.
Instagram's musical photo carousels are a lot like TikTok's Photo Mode
Instagram now lets you add music to photo carousels. Unveiled in partnership with pop star Olivia Rodrigo to promote her single “bad idea right?”, the feature allows you to pick licensed music to soundtrack your slideshows. In addition, the company announced that you can create Collabs with up to three co-authors and post audience-response prompts to Reels.
TikTok will let European users decide whether they want a personalized For You Page
TikTok is undergoing massive changes for users in the European Union in order to meet the August 28th deadline the region's authorities gave companies to comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA).
TikTok adds text posts to compete with Instagram Stories
TikTok absolutely dominates the short-form video space, but now it’s looking into short-form text posts. The social media giant just announced the ability to compose text posts to allow users to “share their stories, poems, lyrics and other written content, giving them another way to express themselves.”
TikTok expands its music streaming service test to Australia, Mexico and Singapore
TikTok has started inviting users in Australia, Mexico and Singapore to participate in a closed beta test for its new music streaming service, according to TechCrunch and CNBC.
Why are non-diabetics suddenly wearing continuous glucose monitors?
Continuous glucose monitors, which have historically been an important health tool for diabetes patients, have been emerging online as a trending device to measure blood glucose levels among healthy adults. This begs the question: is knowing how your body reacts to food through your blood glucose levels beneficial?
TikTok rolls out passkey login for iOS devices
The list of third-party apps that support passkey login on the iPhone has grown by one, thanks to TikTok.
University professors in Texas are suing the state over ‘unconstitutional’ TikTok ban
A group of college professors sued Texas today for banning TikTok on state devices and networks, as reported by The Washington Post. The plaintiffs say the prohibition compromises their research and teaching while “preventing or seriously impeding faculty from pursuing research that relates to TikTok,” including studying the very disinformation and data-collection practices the restriction claims to address. The plaintiffs say the ban makes it “almost impossible for faculty to use TikTok in their classrooms — whether to teach about TikTok or to use content from TikTok to teach about other subjects.”
Tumblr's building a TikTok inspired feed in bid to grow its user base
Tumblr is planning a major revamp of its platform that will bring algorithmic recommendations to users’ feeds, according to a memo published on the Tumblr Staff blog.
People who don't use TikTok think it's a national security threat
A study indicates that most Americans think TikTok is a national security threat — but they're also the ones who are least likely to use it.
TikTok-owner ByteDance debuts Ripple music creation app
ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, has debuted a new app designed to make it easier for creators to compose and edit music they could use for their content.
TikTok is jumping off the BeReal bandwagon by killing TikTok Now
TikTok has told users that it's discontinuing TikTok Now, effectively a clone of last year's social media sensation BeReal.
TikTok gives parents even more control over what their teens see
TikTok is introducing new content filtering controls to its "Family Pairing" feature, letting parents filter out videos containing specific words or hashtags.
Meta test puts Reels on the Quest
The Meta Quest 3 is launching this fall.
NYC sues Hyundai for negligence in wake of TikTok car thefts
The city says the automaker's negligence contributed to a public nuisance.
TikTok is testing an AI chatbot for content discovery
TikTok is in the “early stages” of testing an AI-powered chatbot, called Tako, which will be able to recommend videos and respond to queries about what users are watching.
TikTok is suing Montana over statewide ban
TikTok filed a lawsuit on Monday in the U.S. District Court of Montana to challenge the state’s ban of the social platform, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The case was brought against the state Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
Hyundai will pay $200 million after a TikTok challenge exposed a huge security flaw
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay $200 million to settle a lawsuit over a TikTok car theft challenge.
TikTok creators sue Montana over statewide ban of the app
One day after Montana Governor signed the first statewide ban on TikTok into law, the measure is already facing a legal challenge.
Montana's governor signs bill banning TikTok
Montana’s TikTok ban is now official. Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill banning the app one month after it was passed by the state's legislature.