After the Biden administration came into office, it initially focused on negotiating the security deal that would allow TikTok to keep operating in the United States. That changed in recent […]
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Back to news homeTikTok Claims It’s Limiting Teen Screen Time. Teens Say It Isn’t.
At the end of 2021, Ruby McMahon and some of her high school classmates decided to go “TikTok sober.” Ms. McMahon had gotten hooked on TikTok during the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Utah Law Could Curb Use of TikTok and Instagram by Children and Teens
Gov. Spencer J. Cox of Utah signed a sweeping social media bill on Thursday afternoon that could dramatically limit youth access to apps like TikTok and Instagram, potentially upending how […]
White House Said to Consider Pushing Congress on Dealing With TikTok
The Biden administration is considering pushing Congress to give it more legal power to deal with TikTok and other technology that could expose sensitive data to China, five people with […]
They Went Viral and Made Money. Now They Owe Taxes.
The needs of these creators vary — and fortunes can change quickly. “If you go viral, you might make $80,000 in one month,” Ms. Studley said. “Some clients are 19 […]
The Changing Online Language of Hearts
How to show a heart — the universal symbol of love — has shifted on the internet over the years, driven by new technology. Sheera Frenkel, who reports on social […]
Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It
One former sorority sister at Auburn, for example, “did a new TikTok dance every day promoting Auburn Zeta Tau Alpha so people would see how much fun she was having […]
What TikTok Told Us About the Economy in 2022
The unemployment rate has hovered at 3.7 percent for months. But it is the TikTok-famous “quiet quitting” and live-tweeted resignations that really explained what was going on in America’s job […]
TikTok Appears to Push Harmful Posts to Young Users, Researchers Say
TikTok appears to be pushing videos about eating disorders and self-harm to 13-year-old users at a rapid clip, researchers said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the service’s influence on […]
These Young Workers Are ‘Romanticizing’ the Return to Office
Meena Kirupakaran didn’t think there was anything especially exciting about her job in publishing. She had an hourlong commute each way, including a 40-minute train ride. The HarperCollins Canada office […]