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Fruit Roll-Ups Brand Tells TikTok Users to Not Eat the Plastic in Their Products
The TikTok account for the popular snack brand uploaded a video on Tuesday to debunk recent viral posts from users who said people can eat the snack without having to take off its plastic lining.
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Holocaust Survivor Shares on TikTok to Educate Young People
Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman is a TikTok star at age 85, thanks to her 17-year-old grandson. In the family living room in Morristown, New Jersey, Aron Goodman records his grandmother talking about her life in 1944 and 1945 as a 6-year-old child at the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. They say they clips have garnered 75 million views since...
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Skeptical US Lawmakers Grill TikTok CEO Over Data Security and Harmful Content
Shou Zi Chew’s testimony comes at a crucial time for the company, which has acquired 150 million American users but is under increasing pressure from U.S. officials concerned about data security and user safety.
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‘Conspiracy Theory' That Lobster Actually Isn't Tasty Goes Viral
Is there something other than the taste of lobster that compels us to eat the iconic Maine food?
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Department of Justice Plans to Investigate TikTok
The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI will investigate the social platform following allegations that the company spied on journalists.
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Biden Administration Demands TikTok's Chinese Owners Sell Stakes or Face US Ban
TikTok remains extremely popular and is used by two-thirds of teens in the U.S. But there is increasing concern that Beijing could obtain control of American user data that the app has obtained.
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Snap Stock Surges on Report That Biden May Ban TikTok
Shares in U.S. social media firms Snap and Meta jumped after a report indicated that the Biden Administration could ban TikTok.
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The ‘Vanilla Girl' Aesthetic Is All Over TikTok — But There's One Big Problem
Neutral palettes, barely-there makeup and clean lines are everywhere, but creators are taking issue with this new trend.
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This Fruit Roll-Ups and Ice Cream Snack Is Going Viral for Its ‘Crunch Factor'
There’s a new sweet treat rolling its way through TikTok: ice cream wrapped in a Fruit Roll-Up.
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White House Endorses New Senate TikTok Bill, Urges Congress to Pass It ‘Quickly'
The White House threw its support behind a new bipartisan Senate bill that would give the Biden administration the power to ban TikTok in the U.S.
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Plastic Surgeon Warns This One Type of Exercise Ages Your Face Faster
A New York plastic surgeon has gone viral for cautioning that too much of doing this exercise could make your face age prematurely.
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Senators to Launch Bill That Will Help Ban Or Prohibit Foreign Technology Like TikTok
Sen. Mark Warner said he is launching a broad bipartisan bill that will outline an approach to banning or prohibiting foreign technology like TikTok.
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Viral Kids' Star Ms. Rachel Is Taking a Break From Social Media After Backlash Over Co-Star Who Uses They/Them Pronouns
Some parents on TikTok expressed outrage at Ms. Rachel including her co-star, Jules, who uses they/them pronouns, in her videos.
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TikTok Will Automatically Limit Screen Time for Kids and Teens to 1-Hour Per Day
TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which there are growing concerns among different governments about the app’s security. Scott Budman reports.
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TikTok Will Automatically Limit Screen Time for Kids and Teens to 1-Hour Per Day
TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.
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TikTok Is Being Banned From Government Employees' Phones. Here's Why
The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days to delete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security.
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White House Giving Federal Agencies 30 Days to Wipe TikTok Off All Government Devices
The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns.
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Daughter Uses TikTok to Help Her Dad's Book Go Viral 11 Years After It Was Published
Lloyd Devereux Richards wrote the novel “Stone Maidens” 11 years ago. This year, his daughter’s viral TikTok helped it go number one on Amazon.
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The BoykinZ on Being Black in Country Music
The BoykinZ is a group of singing sisters who are taking over social media with their country infusion style. During a recent trip to Texas, NBC 5’s Brittney Johnson talked to the group about what it’s like being young Black women in country music.
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Viral TikTok Stirs Up Spoon Debate: Which One Would You Pick Out of the Cutlery Drawer?
“Now there’s clearly a winner spoon here. Is it only me?” asked the TikTok user.