TikTok has introduced a dedicated app for micro dramas , named PineDrama

In another attempt to reduce our attention spans to mush, TikTok has released the PineDrama app, which offers serialized drama series that are roughly a minute per episode

TikTok kini dilihat telah memperkenalkan aplikasi khusus untuk drama mikro, dinamakan sebagai PineDrama

TikTok's new age detection system will attempt to keep users under the age of 13 off the platform.

You know things are messed up when a Big Tech company fights accusations of union-busting by insisting it was only AI layoffs. That's where things stand after a group of fired TikTok moderators in the UK filed a legal claim with an employment tribunal

TikTok is bolstering its age-verification measures across Europe

STOCKHOLM, Jan 16 - TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, it told Reuters on Friday, as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13

[...] Researchers at the University of Manchester followed 25,000 11- to 14-year-olds over three school years, tracking their self-reported social media habits, gaming frequency and emotional difficulties to find out whether technology use genuinely predicted later mental health difficulties. Participants were asked how much time on a normal weekday in term time they spent on TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and other social media, or gaming

What every marketing team wants is one strong idea that works everywhere. In practice, content tends to fracture: the TikTok feels rushed, the Instagram Reel feels cropped, the YouTube Short has lost its hook, and ads are watered-down leftovers

It turns out that this TikTok-viral vibration plate may have some surprising health benefits.

Even after TikTok removed swastika jewelry from its online shop, I was algorithmically nudged toward a web of Nazi-related products during searches, like double lightning bolt and ss necklaces.

Australia's minimum age social media ban, the first of its kind in the world for a democracy, went into effect on December 10. The ten platforms affected, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X, Reddit and Twitch, must bar underage users or face a fine of up to $AUD 49.5 million ($33 million)

Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health The Tories have pledged to kick under-16s off social media, betting that banning teens from TikTok and Instagram will fix what they see as a growing crisis in kids' mental health and classroom behavior.

Did you want the TikTok-popular X100VI, but with an interchangeable lens? The Fujifilm X-E5 has you covered.

There are no public profiles, no rating systems, no likes or shares. The site effectively disincentivizes the clout-chasing and virality-seeking that dominates platforms like TikTok and Instagram

You can download whatever apps you want, but we've optimized it to be better at specific things, Gadway said. So, you know, do you want to watch letterboxed TikTok videos on this? Probably not

In an unexpected twist, TikTok and FIFA have reached a first-of-its-kind Preferred Platform agreement that will significantly expand how football fans experience the FIFA World Cup 2026 on digital channels

Football fans around the world can now look forward to keeping up with the 2026 FIFA World Cup via TikTok

Kemudiannya ia ditawarkan menerusi aplikasi penstriman Astro dengan bayaran langganan. Di Piala Dunia 2026 tahun ini, perlawanan akan distrim secara langsung pula menerusi TikTok

View this post on Instagram But perhaps the biggest upgrade to the project is that instead of just Ava, who Razer describes as a calm, reliable source of energy to help you keep things clear, efficient, and always on point, there are three or four new personas (depending on how were counting) joining the roster. Kira looks like a TikTok e-girl decked out in a frilly outfit complete with Razer neon green accents, while Zane is her edgy masculine alternative who kind of reminds me of the Giga Chad meme , but with extra snake tattoos

TikTok and FIFA are teaming up for World Cup matches

If you've never docked a boat before, consider yourself lucky. There are plenty of popular TikTok channels devoted to shaming those who bring their craft back home clumsily or berth them with something less than finesse

Some experts have suggested the causal relationship may run in the opposite direction: teenagers struggling with mental health issues turn to social media for community and coping mechanisms. The law's broad definitions could sweep in far more than major platforms like Facebook and TikTok

The smaller X2 on the other hand could be suited for educational purposes or other scenarios when you might want a robot with slightly more human-like movements. It could even be a good TikTok companion, as Agibot's head of communications, Yuheng Feng explained to me

Reddit "has overtaken TikTok as Britain's fourth most-visited social media service," reports the Guardian: The platform has undergone huge growth over the last two years, with an 88% increase in the proportion of UK internet users it reaches

Students in grades 10 through 12 must install a custom-programmed app called Opal that blocks a list of social media and gaming apps that Harvard-Westlake educators have identified for now as scofflaws during school hours: TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Discord, Threads, Pokmon Go, Roblox, Clash Royale and Reddit

From seemingly AI-generated videos to repurposed old footage, TikTok, Instagram, and X did little to stop the onslaught of misleading posts in the wake of the US invasion of Venezuela.

Ghana has decided to deal with the viral spread of prophetic content on social media by setting up an official reporting mechanism for sensitive predictions, a move triggered by the August 2025 helicopter crash that killed the country's defence and environment ministers along with six others. After the accident, TikTok clips circulated showing pastors who claimed to have foreseen the disaster before it happened

Kajian menunjukkan bahawa 42% pengguna lebih cenderung menonton perlawanan secara langsung selepas menonton kandungan sukan di TikTok

Influencer barbers are a new trend in Kenya, where social media usage has exploded in recent years and platforms like TikTok are being used both for entertainment and as a lucrative side hustle

I experienced some variation of the same disappointment on every platform I rejoined. When I got back on TikTok a few months after the ban , it felt like a frenzied shopping mall

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has made it clear in recent weeks that he wants France to swiftly follow Australia's world-first ban on social media platforms for under-16s, which came into force in December. It includes Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube

ByteDance is reportedly planning to spend 100 billion yuan, or $14 billion USD, on Nvidia's AI GPUs in 2026

NVIDIA kini sudah dibenarkan untuk menjual cip pemprosesan AI NVIDIA H200 kepada syarikat-syarikat di China, dan ByteDance, syarikat disebalik platform video ringkas Douyin dan TikTok telah dilaporkan akan membelanjakan sebanyak $14 bilion untuk membeli cip-cip tersebut

The timing of the glitch has prompted some speculation about a potential connection to recent corporate changes at TikTok

Speaking on a podcast, Mignano described a future where content is generated instantaneously and artificially to suit the viewer. The TikTok algorithm is powerful, he said, but it still requires human beings to make content -- and there's a cost to that

The challenge invites participants to bang on or kick doors in an effort to startle the residents, and then post a video online

The risks of social media use on children's mental health are multifactorial and are still being studied . We've reached out to Meta, Snap and TikTok for comment and will update if we hear back

The adverts for prescription-only drugs showed healthcare professionals impersonating the British retailer.

Dec 22 (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance has made preliminary plans for capital expenditure of 160 billion yuan ($22.74 billion) in 2026 to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter

Videos such as fake ads featuring AI children playing with vibrators or Jeffrey Epstein- and Diddy-themed play sets are being made with Sora 2 and posted to TikTok.

BEIJING, Dec 21 The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once...

BEIJING, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app's Chinese owner ByteDance signed binding agreements to form a joint venture that will hand control of operations of TikTok's U.S