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China accused the United States, which also prohibits official employees from having the app on their mobile devices, of spreading disinformation and suppressing the short-form video service

The tussle over TikTok is part of a wider global rivalry between China and the U.S. and its Western allies over technological and economic supremacy

Lula’s new government is asking for the ability to regulate social media, while the Supreme Court has silenced pro-Bolsonaro voices accused of spreading falsehoods

TikTok is under pressure in Europe, where it has 150 million users, the US and other countries that fear the app could pose risks to cybersecurity and data privacy

The #StopWillow campaign has garnered more than 50 million views and counting, and was trending in the top 10 topics on TikTok

While the US and Europe cite security risks and take measures to ban the app from the devices of their staff, Beijing sees it as a ploy to curb its technological development

Last week, the US said government agencies have 30 days to delete TikTok from federal devices and systems

Experts recommend retouching the same image in different ways and using apps like Lightroom

The practice of ‘manifesting’ anything you wish for is not only misleading, but it can also carry negative consequences in the long run

A corner of TikTok, Instagram and other social media is dedicated to signature design, and it’s keeping practitioners busy

The application’s ban among officials in the EU and US sparks a debate about whether Facebook, which extracts more user data, should face the same restrictions

Washington has issued a warning against any attempt by Beijing to provide military support to Moscow while the FBI assesses coronavirus originated in a ‘potential lab incident in Wuhan’

A new hyperrealistic effect that makes users look young and beautiful rekindles the debate on beauty standards and mental health

The White House is giving all federal agencies, in guidance issued Monday, 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices

Some agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and State, already have restrictions in place

In the US, more than half of the states and Congress have banned the Chinese-owned app from official phones

Experts warns that TikTok challenges teach teenagers unhealthy ideas about romance, and must be countered by setting a strong example

The social media platform features videos of Ukrainian soldiers fighting at the front, shooting to electronic music and even taking part in dance challenges

A new ban in the lower house is just the latest chapter of a longstanding dispute over whether the application threatens US national security

An internal investigation by parent company ByteDance confirms that employees obtained personal data from reporters who were probing Beijing’s influence on the app’s activities

Competition is fierce for content creators on the short-video platform, but it still provides plenty of opportunity to make money

Those born between 1980 and 1996 are already past their sell-by-date. Generation Z is now in charge, but it too will be swept away soon by the Alphas. We are all past it, or will be in about one minute

Experts caution youths about heeding unprofessional information offered by social media influencers

Young people are using the addictive video platform to perform searches that were traditionally done on Google

One content creator has started a movement to demand the return of the “traditional” social media platform; her petition has already received close to 200,000 signatures and a response from the CEO

More artists and record labels are promoting their work on the social network. In fact, some post so much that they no longer have time to create any new songs