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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Suspends Val Chmerkovskiy For TikTok Referencing Will Smith Oscar Moment; Dancer Responds, “Instinct Was To Defend My Wife”
deadline.com/2026/10/val-chmerkovskiy-dancing-with-the-stars-suspension-1237166428/
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people.com Oct 13
Grace Helbig is undergoing surgery for two “operable brain tumors.” The comedian shared in a TikTok on Oct. 12 that doctors discovered the tumors after she ... Show more
people.com/grace-helbig-reveals-shes-undergoing-surgery-for-brain-tumors-12170644?taid=6ace477b17bd680001a9ec8a
people.com/grace-helbig-reveals-shes-undergoing-surgery-for-brain-tumors-12170644?taid=6ace477b17bd680001a9ec8a
"I am Jane Doe."
Those are the words flooding TikTok, Instagram and Reddit as users join in a viral campaign to halt those who are trying to uncover ... Show more
Cornell rape case sparks a viral response. Women say 'it isn't just Cornell'
Cornell rape case sparks a viral response. Women say 'it isn't just Cornell'
TikTok CEO sees major scientific breakthroughs from AI within three years: Chew cautioned that AI's growing capabilities would require stronger safeguards ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/12/tiktok-ceo-bytedance-ai-scientific-breakthroughs.html
TikTok CEO Warns Users Are Giving AI Agents Too Much Access as He Says They Could Go ‘Overly Eager’ With…
benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/10/62315833/tiktok-ceo-warns-users-about-giving-ai-agents-too-much-access
On Texas TikTok, It’s All About Talarico: There is a lively social media debate about one of this year’s most-watched Senate races — and one candidate in ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/09/us/politics/tiktok-texas-senate-talarico-paxton-midterms.html
Comic conventions are becoming content studios. NYCC is embracing the shift.: From dedicated creator lounges to TikTok-ready backdrops, New York Comic Con is ...
mashable.com/life/comic-con-content-studios-for-creators-nycc
Brooke Eby, Beloved TikTok Star and ALS Activist, Dead at 37: Friends, family, and followers remember her as a defining voice in ALS awareness.
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/brooke-eby-dead-obituary-tiktok-als-1235636117/
TikTok gave teens, children placebo safety feature in experiment, New York alleges
reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-gave-teens-children-placebo-safety-feature-experiment-new-york-alleges-2026-10-07/
Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time: Instant gratification from short video clips makes it hard for people—particularly ...
wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/tiktok-instgram-reels-youtube-shorts-future-time-perspective-395d055a
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TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement: TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form ...
techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/tiktok-agrees-to-pay-at-least-100m-in-alabama-settlement/
New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one
techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/new-york-alleges-tiktok-gave-teens-children-a-placebo-safety-feature-instead-of-a-real-one/
Stop Following TikTok’s ‘Glass Skin’ Trend—It Might Be Ruining Your Face: Of 38 popular “glass skin” TikTok videos researchers reviewed, 95 percent contain ...
inc.com/samantha-stevens/stop-following-tiktoks-glass-skin-trend-it-might-be-ruining-your-face/91414677
TikTok to pay $100m, limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement: Alabama was set to take TikTok to trial over claims that it intentionally addicted young ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cmgjqq54dlx0o
Key FactsTikTok Reaches Alabama Youth-Safety Settlement
Sep 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million; if certain conditions are met, the amount could reach $300 million.
- Teenagers will face a two-hour daily limit, midnight-to-6 a.m. restrictions, and pause prompts after 15, 60, and 90 minutes.
- TikTok must block cosmetic filters, default teen accounts to private, and introduce stronger parental controls and age verification.
- Alabama sued in 2025, arguing TikTok’s addictive features harmed young people’s mental well-being; trial was scheduled to begin Monday.
Selena Gomez Deactivated Then Reactivated Her TikTok Account After Announcing Social Media Hiatus
seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a43048525/selena-gomez-taking-a-break-from-social-media/
Cosmo.ph Oct 06
The Son Of The Woman In National Museum Portrait Reacts To This Pinay's ~*Uncanny*~ Resemblance
cosmo.ph/entertainment/pinay-tiktoker-look-alike-national-museum-portrait-a4462-20240131
BBC Oct 02
TikTok, Instagram posts don't warn hikers about dangers - rescuers: Rescues of 18-24-year-olds have more than doubled in Wales and England since 2019 ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9e8e5l7gvkgo
IMDA, TikTok launch programme to help Singapore media professionals build micro-drama expertise
asiaone.com/singapore/microdrama-production-singapore-imda-tiktok
Anime actor Kenjiro Tsuda fights TikTok over AI voice cloning: A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an ...
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/anime-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-fights-tiktok-over-ai-voice-cloning/
This Gen Xer spent 28 years in a cubicle and never made more than $70,000. At 59, she made $500,000 in the creator economy
fortune.com/2026/08/31/gen-x-creator-economy-ugc-tiktok-shop/
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CNA Sep 30
Japan court rules human voice is protected in TikTok AI case: TOKYO: A Tokyo court ruled on Wednesday (Sep 30) that the human voice is legally protected in Japan ...
channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/japan-tiktok-ai-human-voice-protected-kenjiro-tsuda-6420901
Facebook found liable as TikTok settles for $100m over user safety: Facebook found liable in New Mexico for deceptive actions; TikTok settles $100m lawsuit with ...
aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/26/facebook-found-liable-as-tiktok-settles-for-100m-over-user-safety
TikTok to pay $100m, limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement: Alabama was set to take TikTok to trial over claims that it intentionally addicted young ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmgjqq54dlx0o
Addiction Risk: TikTok Reaches $100 Million Settlement in the U.S.: This averted a lawsuit over the alleged failure to adequately protect minors from social ...
diepresse.com/41298286/suchtgefahr-tiktok-schliesst-100-millionen-vergleich-in-den-usa
Alabama lawsuit against TikTok set to become first in nation to reach trial: The trial is expected to last two to three weeks.
al.com/news/2026/09/alabama-lawsuit-against-tiktok-set-to-become-first-in-nation-to-reach-trial.html
ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok: ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes ...
techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/scrolled-wants-to-turn-textbooks-into-tiktok/
Do you text like a millennial?: A viral TikTok has millennials and Gen Z debating the proper way to text
mashable.com/life/millennial-vs-gen-z-texting-habits
OpinionWhy TikTok’s surge past WhatsApp is a game-changer for Uganda’s SMEs: Customers are already spending hours scrolling through TikTok, making it essential for ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/commentary/why-tiktok-s-surge-past-whatsapp-is-a-game-changer-for-uganda-s-smes-5603882
TikTok’s US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative: Eight months after establishing a U.S. based joint venture, TikTok is getting on board ...
techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/tiktoks-us-arm-joins-lantern-a-cross-platform-child-safety-initiative/
people.com Sep 18
Influencer Evelyn Lima Dantas, 21, Shot and Killed After Being Dragged Out of Her Home: Report - Click the link in the first comment for the full story ⬇️
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people.com/influencer-evelyn-lima-dantas-21-fatally-shot-and-dragged-out-of-home-report-12126442?taid=6aac7476d3c42f00010f542f
people.com Sep 15
Pregnant Mom Thought Someone Cleared Her Baby Registry. Then She Learned the Cruel Truth (Exclusive)
📷: Credit : Molleigh Pompilio/TikTok (2)
More here ➡️ ... Show more
people.com/mom-scammed-over-baby-registry-gets-surprise-from-40-strangers-exclusive-12075573?taid=6aa98425964d6b00018943e6
people.com/mom-scammed-over-baby-registry-gets-surprise-from-40-strangers-exclusive-12075573?taid=6aa98425964d6b00018943e6
people.com Sep 11
TikTok Stars Squirmy and Grubs Reveal Why Keeping Their Pregnancy Private Initially Was Important to Them
people.com/tiktok-stars-squirmy-and-grubs-reveal-why-they-initially-kept-their-pregnancy-private-12115858
US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement: TikTok and ByteDance's proposed $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department hit a ...
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This Gen Xer spent 28 years in a cubicle and never made more than $70,000. At 59, she made $500,000 in the creator economy
fortune.com/2026/08/31/gen-x-creator-economy-ugc-tiktok-shop/
Paid articlePaywallTikTok is bringing voice notes to the comment section: The platform is adding voice comments, polls, photo carousels, and Live Photos to make the comments even ...
mashable.com/life/tiktok-comments-section-updates-voice-notes
An employee from DepthFirst, a cybersecurity start-up, was able to remotely access the camera and photo roll on a phone browsing TikTok with a free AI model ... Show more
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Young people five times more likely to have no friends than a decade ago, experts find
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/loneliness-young-people-friends-social-media-tiktok-b3042570.html
Forget the orange peel test. Can your boyfriend read?: Boyfriends are mangling "epitome," "colonel," and more, turning a silly challenge into a much bigger ...
mashable.com/life/tiktok-boyfriend-literacy-reading-trend
Tax tips for TikTok stars, after judge says influencer can’t write off his Grammy tickets
marketwatch.com/story/tax-tips-for-tiktok-stars-after-judge-says-influencer-cant-write-off-his-grammy-tickets-29c19139
Paid articlePaywall TikTok safety feature left children exposed to inappropriate content, judge rules
independent.co.uk/tech/texas-tiktok-ken-paxton-b3048420.html
Texas judge rules TikTok misled users on child safety feature: A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state's consumer protection law by ...
reuters.com/legal/litigation/texas-judge-rules-tiktok-misled-users-child-safety-feature-2026-09-11/
TikTok to expand data center capacity in Finland amid boom in AI infrastructure deals
cnbc.com/2026/09/08/tiktok-expand-data-center-capacity-finland.html
Sephora Is Entering the Live-Shopping Game: The Sephora Drop Shop will bring exclusive product launches, creator content and celebrity-hosted TikTok Lives to ...
fashionista.com/2026/09/sephora-tiktok-shop-launch
This Facebook, Instagram, TikTok free streaming app ad leads to "full device takeover"
neowin.net/news/this-facebook-instagram-tiktok-free-streaming-app-ad-leads-to-full-device-takeover/
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a US government lawsuit alleging violations of federal children’s privacy ... Show more
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China cracks down on AI ‘slop’, clearing out clutter from WeChat, RedNote, Douyin
scmp.com/tech/article/3366096/china-cracks-down-ai-deepfakes-and-clickbait-cluttering-wechat-rednote-douyin
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CNBC Aug 27
It was appropriate for Meta to call out YouTube and TikTok to protect kids, says California AG Bonta
cnbc.com/video/2026/08/27/it-was-appropriate-for-meta-to-call-out-youtube-and-tiktok-to-protect-kids-says-california-ag-bonta.html
TikTok quizzed over illegal content videos after five teenagers die in wrong-way motorway crash
independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tiktok-video-m9-kildare-crash-ireland-b3035106.html
dlvr.it Aug 26
Meta's proposed $18B settlement in teen harm case throws YouTube and TikTok under the bus, too
theregister.com/legal/2026/08/26/metas-proposed-18b-settlement-in-teen-harm-case-throws-youtube-and-tiktok-under-the-bus-too/5292665
Selena Gomez Deactivated Then Reactivated Her TikTok Account After Announcing Social Media Hiatus
seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a43048525/selena-gomez-taking-a-break-from-social-media/
Government tells Tiktok to take down vids 'celebrating' people driving down the wrong side of roads
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/government-tells-tiktok-take-down-37585091
Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who's next on the firing line?
cnbc.com/2026/08/29/meta-settlement-tiktok-youtube-snap-teen-safety.html
arabtimes Aug 28
Nepal asks Meta, TikTok to remove misleading graphic and AI-generated flood content
arabtimesonline.com/news/nepal-asks-meta-tiktok-to-remove-misleading-graphic-and-ai-generated-flood-content/
Should Brits get their licences taken away for dangerous driving videos? Take our poll and have your say
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dangerous-driving-tiktok-poll-ban-37591726
The Sealed Document TikTok Doesn’t Want Two Senators to See: Bloomberg Businessweek is making public a confidential report the company prepared in 2023 about the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-04/the-sealed-document-tiktok-doesn-t-want-two-senators-to-see
Paid articlePaywallSydney Towle, who documented her cancer journey for 1.1 million TikTok followers, dies at 26
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Key FactsUS influencer Sydney Towle dies of cancer at 26
Aug 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- The reported cause of death was a malignant tumor in the bile ducts.
- In a family video posted on her profiles, relatives honored her fight and expressed their love; thousands of followers sent condolences.
- Towle grew up in Massachusetts, later moved to Florida with her family, graduated from Dartmouth, worked in marketing and subsequently lived in Los Angeles.
- After her diagnosis in 2023, she openly documented her battle with the disease for more than one million followers and also showed herself in hospital.
She fought very hard, and we are so proud of her.— From a video by the Towle family released on Towle's social media profiles.
The Government has urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos, and while TikTok declined to comment on the statement ... Show more
Cosmo.ph Sep 01
"It's not the child's obligation [to do that]. Did they say, 'Give birth to me'?"
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Breaking | Brazil fines TikTok record US$30 million for profiting from children’s data
scmp.com/news/china/article/3365246/brazil-fines-tiktok-record-us30-million-profiting-childrens-data
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Brazil Fines ByteDance $30 Million Over TikTok’s Handling of Minors’ Data: Brazil Fines ByteDance $30 Million Over TikTok’s Handling of Minors’ Data - The ...
caixinglobal.com/2026-08-26/brazil-fines-bytedance-30-million-over-tiktoks-handling-of-minors-data-102478327.html
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OpinionThe 9/11 Trial Is Finally Coming to the TikTok Generation: America has waited decades for justice. The generation watching it arrive may see 9/11 and the U.S ...
newsweek.com/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-9-11-trial-tiktok-generation-12380071
Meta has agreed to limit teens to just two hours daily on Facebook and Instagram — and it's pushing competitors to do the same
nypost.com/2026/08/26/business/meta-to-limit-teens-to-two-hours-daily-on-facebook-instagram/
