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TikTok Promised Black Creators It Would Do Better. Has Anything Changed?
As Black Lives Matter protests were raging across the country last June, TikTok apologized to its Black users for failing to elevate and promote their content as much as it deserved. NBC News reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt talked to a number of Black content creators about what has changed — and what hasn’t.
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How One Extreme Couponer Is Using Her Hobby to Help Others
Nina Pathammavong is a 25-year-old extreme couponer and TikToker who is using her incredible stockpile of discount goods to help people in need. Pathammavong joined LX News to talk about how she got started in couponing and to share some tips about how you can do the same.
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Woman Finds Husband's ‘Secret Instagram Account' Full of Recipes He Makes for Her
“Last week, I found out my husband had a secret Instagram account.” Rachael Sullivan began a now-viral TikTok video with this phrase, after Instagram suggested she follow her husband, Tom Sullivan, on the app. “It was on the ‘people you may know’ section,” Rachael told TODAY Food. “It said ‘Tom Sullivan @MealsSheEats,’ and I was like, ‘Who is this ‘she’?’” @matthewmcconaughey He did...
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TikTok Tests Whisk, a New Feature That Makes It Easy to Save Recipes
The feature is being tested on some popular videos.
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Beverly Hills Surgeon Comes to Rescue in ‘Gorilla Glue' Hair Catastrophe
A Louisiana woman who went viral online for using Gorilla Glue on her hair after she ran out of hairspray traveled to Beverly Hills to get help from a plastic surgeon Wednesday.
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Jackie James and Sofia Ongele: Black Gen Z Activists Raising Their Voices on TikTok
17-year-old Jackie James and 20-year-old Sofia Ongele are using TikTok to teach millions of their peers about activism and social justice. James and Engele joined LX News host Ashley Holt to discuss the responsibilities and difficulties of TikTok fame and why they think sharing their messages on that platform is so important.
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Biden Backs Off on TikTok Ban in Review of Trump China Moves
The Biden administration is backing off former President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban the popular video app TikTok, asking a court to postpone a legal dispute over the proposed ban as the government begins a broader review of the national security threats posed by Chinese technology companies
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Here's What You Need to Know About the Viral ‘Gorilla Glue' Mishap
Here’s what’s going on with the “Gorilla Glue Girl,” aka Tessica Brown, who is blowing up on social media for her tragic hair mistake.
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Beyond Rice: How to Make Dinner in Your Rice Cooker
Chef Vivian Aronson said she’s cooked everything from cakes to chicken wings in her rice cooker.
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Sea Shanties Are Having a Moment Amid Isolation of Pandemic
TikTok has helped sea shanties surge into the mainstream, and many people who sing sea shanties at local festivals in seaport locations across the U.S. are thrilled by the sudden attention
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TikTok User Behind Viral ‘Dreams' Video Gives Signed Ocean Spray Bottle to Idaho Museum
An Idaho man who rode to fame on TikTok after casually singing “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac and drinking cranberry juice while longboarding will have a symbol of his success on display at the Museum of Idaho
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Meet Drag Queen Kyne Santos, TikTok's Favorite Math Teacher
Kyne Santos is a 22-year-old drag queen who appeared on the first season of Canada’s Drag Race while studying math at the University of Waterloo. Today, Santos is sharing that love of math with a legion of fans on TikTok, and also letting queer young people know that “it gets better.”
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TikTok Star Behind ‘Wellerman' Sea Shanty Craze Quits Job as Mailman
With his renditions of centuries-old sea shanties, Nathan Evans has spawned a global craze on the ultra-modern social media platform TikTok, NBC News reports.
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Some Students Think the U.S. Capitol Attack Looked a Lot Like a School Shooting — and They Hope Congress Takes Note
Images of members of Congress hiding and sheltering in place during the U.S. Capitol attack made many American students think of their own survival training during school shooting drills. NBC’s youth and Internet culture reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt stopped by LX News to discuss how Gen Z-ers now hope this traumatic experience leads lawmakers to think more carefully about gun reform....
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TikTok's New Changes Are Good for Kids, But Parental Supervision Still Key: Expert
Parents trying to police their kids use of TikTok are getting some help from the social media platform. This week, TikTok introduced new protections for users under the age of 18.Among the changes: the default privacy setting for all registered users ages 13-15 will be private, so only someone who they approve as a follower can view their videos, and…
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Tiktok Tightens Privacy Controls for Young Users: What to Know
The popular social media app TikTok is making privacy changes to protect its underage users — but there’s still parental controls you should think about using for your kids.
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TikTok Launches Program to Support Black Creatives
TikTok announced Wednesday that it has launched an incubator program to promote and foster Black talent on the platform, NBC News reports.
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Meet the Washington Post Journalist Who Pioneered Putting News on TikTok
TikTok has become more than just dance challenges and duets. Thanks to Dave Jorgenson, it’s also a place where Gen Z can find news and information in a different and creative way. Jorgenson, who pioneered news on TikTok for The Washington Post, explains why he thinks Gen Z is so hungry for news and what’s next for both TikTok and...
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TikTok Tightens Privacy Features for Younger Users
A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd
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Meet Chloe V. Mitchell: One of the First College Athletes to Make Money From Her Likeness
A freshman volleyball player at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids is believed to be the first college athlete to take advantage of new policy changes.