32 posts tagged ‘tiktok’
Triller launches a tool to back up users’ TikToks ahead of the US ban deadline
TechCrunch,
Triller, a would-be competitor to TikTok, is hoping to capitalize on the potential TikTok ban in the U.S. by pitching to creators to move their content from the popular short-form video app to its own. The company has now launched a website, SaveMyTikToks.com, which promises to back up all your TikTok videos by uploading them […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Utah AG Accuses TikTok of Knowing Minors Were Being Groomed on ‘Live’
Gizmodo,
The lawsuit also alleges TikTok Live facilitated money laundering, drugs sales, and terrorism.
How Online Were You This Holiday?
Vulture,
December’s memes, wrapped.
Autoenshittification, YouTube, and Disenshittify or Die
mjtsai,
Cory Doctorow (July 2023, Hacker News): Forget F1: the only car race that matters now is the race to turn your car into a digital extraction machine, a high-speed inkjet printer on wheels, stealing your private data as it picks your pocket.[…]The car manufacturers got so desperate for chips that they started buying up washing […]
Why Are TikTok Moms Mad at Kyte Baby?
The Cut,
A popular baby-clothing brand is under fire for denying an employee maternity leave.
TikTok usage is starting to slow — is TikTok Shop to blame?
TikTok may have been the world’s top app by downloads and consumer spending in 2023, but it was not the top by actual usage. Last year, Facebook again maintained its No. 1 position by monthly active users, followed by other Meta-owned apps WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger — all of which were ahead of TikTok at […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TikTok is experimenting with a feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts
TikTok is testing a new “AI Song” feature that uses AI to create songs based on prompts that users enter, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. AI Song is an experimental feature and is currently only available to a select number of users. The feature is designed to be used for fun, not for trying to […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The 40-Ounce Bully
In middle schools across the country, owning a candy-colored Stanley cup (or, ideally, several) can make or break your social standing.