August 12, 2024 TikTok’s blazing UX makes Trump’s lies spread faster than ever Trump told a lie about Kamala Harris. And TikTok is still spreading it with abandon. BY Hunter Schwarz The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has its first controversy over misinformation. But rather than faked images that push … Continue reading TikTok’s blazing UX makes Trump’s lies spread faster than ever
June 18, 2024 What Apple’s, OpenAI’s, and TikTok’s logos would look like if surrealists had designed them Salvador Dalí could have done a lot for logo design. BY Hunter Schwarz Surrealism grew out of postwar, post-pandemic Europe a century ago. The movement gave us artists like Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Max Ernst. Today, Europe is … Continue reading What Apple’s, OpenAI’s, and TikTok’s logos would look like if surrealists had designed them
April 17, 2024 EU questions TikTok’s new app that pays users to watch videos The commission is interested in what it says about the app’s potential impact on the protection of minors, “as well as on the mental health of users, in particular in relation to the potential stimulation of addictive behaviour.” BY Associated Press European … Continue reading EU questions TikTok’s new app that pays users to watch videos
March 29, 2024 TikTok’s problems just keep getting worse: Now it could be in trouble with the IRS A former TikTok employee has filed complaints with the Department of Labor and IRS over the company’s management of stock options. BY Chris Stokel-Walker A former TikTok employee sent letters of complaint this month to the Internal Revenue … Continue reading TikTok’s problems just keep getting worse: Now it could be in trouble with the IRS
TikTok’s Upcoming Ad Product Bypasses Privacy Regulations by Colin Kirkland , August 4, 2023 In an effort to help advertisers target specific audiences while bypassing ongoing privacy regulations, TikTok is developing a privacy-tech product called “PrivacyGo.” PrivacyGo will work similarly to a data cleanroom, which allows two parties to pinpoint overlaps in their audiences by … Continue reading TikTok’s Upcoming Ad Product Bypasses Privacy Regulations
By Sarah Bregel July 19, 2023 If you’ve scrolled through TikTok (or, if you’re over 30, Instagram Reels a day later), you’ve likely seen users posting about their “lazy girl jobs.” These gigs are definitely not your average 9-to-5 office roles. They’re hyper-flexible, work-from-home jobs that manage to accrue a decent income. Some people on … Continue reading TikTok’s “lazy girl jobs” trend loves to cash in on doing nothing
By Elizabeth Segran June 29, 2023 Move over Shein. There’s a new Chinese company trying to take over the world of U.S. retail. It’s TikTok. According to Semafor, TikTok is going to open an online retail store in the U.S. version of the app as soon as next month. TikTok, which is owned by … Continue reading TikTok’s plan to open a retail store is bonkers. Here’s why
TikTok’s Offer To Share Algorithm Details Could Set Precedent For Adland by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, January 16, 2023 TikTok reportedly revealed to Washington lawmakers and civil-society organizations details of a $1.5 billion plan to reorganize the company’s U.S. operations. The hope is that the reorganization and increased oversight of its content-recommendation algorithms will convince Washington … Continue reading TikTok’s Offer To Share Algorithm Details Could Set Precedent For Adland
By Moises Mendez II July 21, 2022 A weird, bubblegum-pink condiment has taken hold of the internet. Dubbed Pink Sauce, the controversial product got its start on TikTok this summer when a woman began selling and shipping out the $20-per-bottle mystery substance with allegedly few precautions taken for food safety or regulations. Where … Continue reading How Pink Sauce became TikTok’s most viral—and controversial—condiment
Brands will be able to execute, optimize TikTok content at scale. Chris Wood on May 26, 2022 Today, social media management platform Hootsuite announced it has joined TikTok’s Marketing Partner Program. Through the partnership, Hootsuite has launched an integration that allows brands to manage, execute and optimize TikTok content at scale. About 38.5% of Hootsuite’s customers … Continue reading Hootsuite joins TikTok’s Marketing Partner Program
