TikTok head of safety explains how app is pushing back against dangerous content

Video of a brutal fight ... we also look to see, how can we have found it earlier?" It is Loftus' job to make sure harmful content stays off TikTok. It's an around-the-clock job for her, and a ... Read More

Content creators worry about miseducation in a world without TikTok

That is, until she posted them on TikTok. Everything changed when she learned about the social media platform and ... and to the content creators who reach wide audiences and often earn their ... Read More

TikTok ban threat spurs content creators to seek other apps, including viral 'hanger guy'

Popular social media app TikTok is facing a ban ... to test how many of a certain object can hold him while he hangs off a pull-up bar. The content creator is usually seen hanging in full Syracuse ... Read More

TikTok creators speak to app's positive economic, social impact as possible ban looms

"In reality, TikTok has been the driver of American social media for the ... in any type of way, you can find it," said Joshua Dairen, a Black, 30-year-old content creator in Auburn, Alabama. Read More

Social media expert celebrates 'wake-up call' on addiction: We need guardrails for children

While there have been debates over the free speech implications of restricting social media or potentially banning TikTok, Kardaras, a self-proclaimed "free speech purist," argued that we can have ... Read More

TikTok Notes: plans for new photo-based social network, reports claim

“TikTok Notes, a new app for photo posts, is coming soon. Your existing and future public TikTok photo posts will be shown on TikTok Notes,” the pop-up reads. It also provides a button to stop this ... Read More

Some ex-TikTok employees say the social media service worked closely with its China-based parent despite claims of independence

In January, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced an intense grilling by skeptical U.S. lawmakers about his company’s ties to Beijing and its alleged risk to national security. Calm under the barrage, he ... Read More

Trans content creators say social media can be toxic, but won't let hate push them offline

When social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney posts on TikTok ... can make them targets for vitriol. Johnstone, an Ottawa-based advocate and writer, and Sundstrom, a Vancouver content creator ... Read More

TikTok will pay creators to make trending search content

TikTok will pay creators to make content about trending search terms ... platform but has quickly evolved into a video-centric social media app. It allows you to post short and long videos and ... Read More

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Beyond Fake News

How we verify social media posts from the war ... we can believe what we see, how can we help our audiences ensure the content they consume is trustworthy? CBBC - Fake news: The computers fighting ... Read More

Is TikTok different in China? Here's what to know

Experts who spoke to ABC News, however, downplayed the content-related differences between TikTok and its Chinese ... in China centered on youth social media use and political dissent. Read More