TikTok not liable for Philadelphia girl, 10, who died trying viral ‘blackout challenge,’ court finds
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond in Philadelphia ruled that TikTok is immune from a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that it caused the death of a 10-year-old girl.
Study finds 10% of US adults use TikTok to get their news regularly, up from 3% in 2020
A Pew Research Center survey found roughly 10% of US adults get their news from TikTok, one of two platforms seeing an increase in users looking for news.
Kendra Scott reveals how Dolly Parton inspired her to become one of the richest self-made women in America
The 1980 film "9 to 5," which starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, inspired Kendra Scott of Kendra Scott Jewlery to launch a multimillion-dollar business.
Help wanted with TikTok: This job will pay you $50 an hour to scroll the app
Influencer marketing company Ubiquitous is hiring a professional TikTok watcher to scroll the app for 12 hours total over the span of three days. Here's what the job entails.
TikTok looking to challenge Amazon with global warehouse network
The Chinese-owned company operates a TikTok Shop for sellers in the U.K. and Southeast Asia. It has also been piloting an in-app shopping feature in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
TikTok parent ByteDance sees losses swell in push for growth
TikTok's parent company ByteDane Ltd suffered company losses over $7 billion spending toward growth as a private company valued as one of the most valuable startups.
Tesla owner says he’s locked out after battery died, replacement costs $26K
A Canadian Tesla owner claimed his electric vehicle died and that a new battery would cost $26,000. He said the vehicle was locked and he could not access ownership papers.
Current, former social media execs address national security issues at Senate hearing
Current and former executives from Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and others will address social media national security concerns at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing.
D'Amelio family's new brand providing equity, business opportunity for TikTok sisters: 'Fame comes and goes'
Marc D’amelios, co-founder and CEO of D’amelio Brands, details new business ventures for the TikTok family and discusses the new season of 'The D'Amelio Show' streaming on Hulu.
Microsoft discovers 'high-severity' vulnerability in TikTok's Android app
The vulnerability would have allowed hackers to hijack users' accounts without their knowledge and modify their TikTok profiles and sensitive information.
House of Representatives officer warns members of Congress not to use 'high-risk' TikTok
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives has released an advisory cautioning using or downloading the TikTok social media application.
At least 300 TikTok employees previously worked for Chinese state-aligned media: Report
A survey of current TikTok employees on LinkedIn found that hundreds have previously worked at state-aligned Chinese media outlets, and fifteen of them allegedly still do.
Procter & Gamble responds to woman's viral claim of mystery object in tampon
A woman claimed in a now-viral TikTok video that she uncovered a small object inside of a strange-looking Tampax brand applicator tampon that left her flabbergasted.
Instagram rolls back changes after Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner rip app
"Kardashians" stars Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian were vocal about Instagram's updates, arguing the platform was too similar to social media rival TikTok.
Airbnb removed Mississippi 'slave cabin' listing after viral TikTok
Airbnb apologized on Monday for a Mississippi property that had housed slaves. A viral TikTok video called out the company for the "1830s slave cabin."
Instagram head says feed will shift more toward video content
Instagram is shifting more toward video content, according to the social media platform's head Adam Mosseri. Mosseri posted a video addressing recent complaints.
Former Netflix, IBM software engineer turned TikToker talks retiring at 30
This TikTok sensation has amassed over 748,000 followers talking about careers, the tech industry, investing, and more.
FCC commissioner urges TikTok be removed from Apple, Google stores over 'unacceptable national security risk'
FCC chief Brendan Carr urged the CEOs of Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their stores, arguing that Chinese “data harvesting” poses an “unacceptable national security risk.”
GOP Senators press Biden admin on enforcement of Trump presidential order on TikTok
Republican senators led by Tom Cotton are pressing the Biden Administration for answers on how it is enforcing a Trump-era presidential order on TikTok.
Elon Musk questions whether TikTok is 'destroying civilization'
The billionaire's tweet follows a report that alleges employees at Tiktok's Chinese parent company Bytedance repeatedly accessed U.S. users' private data.