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September 22, 2020
Published by John Herrman at September 22, 2020
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TikTok and WeChat: What They Tell Us About the Global Internet

On Sunday, millions of phones across the United States buzzed with a peculiar notification: “TikTok is here to stay!” The alert led to a video post […]
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September 4, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at September 4, 2020
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Harassment Against Gay and Trans People on TikTok

ImageChris (at left) in a duet responding to James Charles on TikTok.Credit…via @notdonelij Chris smiles widely as a video of Miso Chan, a transgender creator presenting […]
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August 29, 2020
Published by Ted Alcorn and Video by Mohamed Sadek for The New York Times at August 29, 2020
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What Is Waacking, and Why Is It All Over TikTok?

Princess Lockerooo is a whirling force with a singular focus: spreading the gospel of waacking. For more than a decade, the 34-year-old devotee of the retro […]
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August 29, 2020
Published by Kristin Merrilees and Amy Lombard at August 29, 2020
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Christmas Time Is … Here?

Hannah Smith is “usually not one of those people who gets excited about Christmas in July,” she said. This year has been different, though. On July […]
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August 25, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at August 25, 2020
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How the Hollywood Fix Cornered the Influencer Paparazzi Market

Fletcher Greene, 38, has an encyclopedic knowledge of the internet’s dramas and daily displays. He can tell you which influencers are feuding, who hosted a socially […]
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August 12, 2020
Published by Brian X. Chen and Taylor Lorenz at August 12, 2020
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We Tested Instagram Reels, the TikTok Clone. What a Dud.

Millions of people have used the social media app TikTok to make and share short, fun, entertaining videos. I, Brian Chen, am not one of them. […]
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July 31, 2020
Published by JON CARAMANICA at July 31, 2020
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The Most Soothing Man on TikTok

Some of the most illuminating, purely pleasurable videos on TikTok this month have been Larry Scott’s awed observations of cooking, where the teen from Florida looks […]
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July 13, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at July 13, 2020
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TikTok Star Drama Is Good for Reality TV

Late Monday night, a group of male TikTok stars who belong to the Gen Z influencer collective known as the Sway House charged up the streets […]
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July 11, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at July 11, 2020
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TikTok Users Respond to Potential Ban

Since Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Monday that the United States was considering banning TikTok over national security concerns, a sentiment echoed […]
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July 10, 2020
Published by Taylor Lorenz at July 10, 2020
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‘It Would Be Like Losing a Little Bit of Me’: TikTok Users Respond to Potential U.S. Ban

Since Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Monday that the United States was considering banning TikTok over national security concerns, a sentiment echoed […]
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