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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.

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.

“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...

The feature is being tested on some popular videos.

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.

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.

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

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.

Chef Vivian Aronson said she’s cooked everything from cakes to chicken wings in her rice cooker.

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

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

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.”

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.

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....

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…

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.

TikTok announced Wednesday that it has launched an incubator program to promote and foster Black talent on the platform, NBC News reports.

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...

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

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.