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Canadian Tesla owner says automaker locked him out of his car until he pays $26,000 for new battery
A Tesla owner in Canada said the battery on his $140,000 vehicle died and that the electric automaker told him a replacement would cost him $26,000 and has locked him out of the vehicle until he gets a new one. Mario Zelaya posted a video on TikTok saying his "piece of trash" car died and that the car is locked, preventing him from being able to get in. The caption on the video reads: "$26K for a new battery. Locked out of car. Recalls are needed."
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Leaked Report From Instagram Claims 'Most Reels Users Have No Engagement Whatsoever'
Meta has longed to see its Reels feature grab a piece of the short form video pie from TikTok, but both users and influencers apparently aren’t too interested.
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TikTok’s Secret To Explosive Growth? ‘Billions And Billions Of Dollars’ Says Snap CEO Evan Spiegel
American social media companies are increasingly feeling the squeeze from TikTok, the fastest growing video platform on the planet, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance. “It just feels like they are kicking the shit out of everybody,” Scott Galloway, co-host of the Pivot podcast and a marketing professor at NYU Stern, told Snap CEO Evan Spiegel at the Code Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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How TikTok’s Unique Algorithm Changed the Social Media Game
Here's how TikTok is rewriting the rules for how we create, share and discover visual content.
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Scoop: Oracle begins auditing TikTok's algorithms
The plan is part of Chinese-owned TikTok's larger effort to show U.S. authorities it's not a security threat.
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'We have guns too': Trump supporters flood TikTok with threats of civil war
Trump supporters are flooding TikTok with videos about civil war in response to numerous political issues.
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Employees say TikTok had a 'kill list' of workers in the London office they wanted to force out, report says
TikTok staff said the list included the names of several employees in the London office the company wanted to get rid of.
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How TikTok bombards young men with misogynistic videos
Observer investigation shows how online platform’s algorithm pushed Andrew Tate posts to an imaginary teenager
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TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants
Facebook is trying to copy TikTok, but this strategy may well signal the end of these legacy platforms.
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'Wren Eleanor' TikTok trend sees parents removing photos, videos of their kids
An account featuring a 3-year-old girl has sparked a discussion on online safety.
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TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly pushed pro-China messages in defunct news app | Engadget
TopBuzz employees have also claimed that the app flagged coverage of Hong Kong protests for removal, according to BuzzFeed News..
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TikTokers say low payouts from its Creator Fund are affecting their mental health, and some are quitting entirely
Viral TikToks with millions of views have earned some creators roughly $10 to $30 via the Creator Fund. TikTokers say it's affected their motivation.
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TikTok is cutting jobs around the world
Some TikTok employees have already lost their jobs, while others are told to prepare for a meeting with the HR department as part of the video platform's global restructuring efforts, Wired reports. According to the publication, European employees were warned that their jobs were at risk and to expect an HR meeting in the coming weeks.
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TikTok is "unacceptable security risk" and should be removed from app stores, says FCC
According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the "sheep's clothing", suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.
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Instagram and TikTok are wreaking havoc on our finances and happiness, new survey finds
Comparison is the thief of joy.
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'TikTok got me fired.' Her job in the tech industry was short-lived after the company found her videos discussing salary
A Denver woman shared videos about her salary and spending habits after starting a new job in tech. After less than a month on the job, she was fired.
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TikTok's global security chief is stepping down amid US user data controversy
Roland Cloutier is moving into a 'strategic advisory role.'.
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TikTok ‘frog army’ stunt could have grave consequences, experts warn
Scientists alarmed at claims of releasing 10m frogs and 100m ladybugs to rack up viewers as relocating species can have ‘extremely negative consequences’
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As TikTok grows, so does suspicion
The Chinese app is bringing competition—and security fears—to social media
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How TikTok Became a Best-Seller Machine
#BookTok, where enthusiastic readers share reading recommendations, has gone from being a novelty to becoming an anchor in the publishing industry and a dominant driver of fiction sales.
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