TikTok’s dancing on thin ice in the U.S. … with the House voting to ban the popular social media app — unless its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance sells its stake, that is. A vote went down Wednesday and it was a landslide — 352 to 65 — in favor of the ban … a rare … Read more
The House approved a bill Wednesday that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social video app will effectively be banned in the U.S. The measure passed with a resounding 352-65 vote and with one member voting present. The legislation, dubbed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, … Read more
A bill forcing the China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok, or face an outright ban, passed the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday in a vote of 352 to 65. The bill will now head to the Senate, where it is expected to face tough opposition before it can reach President Biden, who indicated he … Read more
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TikTok is getting sued by the state of Iowa over claims that it’s lying to parents about the presence of sexual content, drugs, alcohol, profanity, and other inappropriate material in the app. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird claimed TikTok is making this kind of content “easily accessible” to young … Read more
Leah Smith, a TikTok star best known for documenting her health journey and battle with cancer, has died. She was 22. The news of Smith’s death was announced on Monday in a video posted to her TikTok page by her boyfriend, Andrew. “I’m sad to say that she passed away today around half-eleven this morning,” … Read more
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TikTok star Leah Smith has died after battling stage 4 bone cancer … and her fans who’ve followed her journey on the app are devastated. The content creator’s boyfriend, Andrew, announced the sad news Monday — posting an update to Leah’s 500,000-plus followers … revealing she passed away earlier that morning. Play video content TikTok/@xx_leahsmith … Read more
TikTok is expanding its Effect Creator Rewards monetization program to more regions and lowering its payout threshold, the company announced today. The program, which launched in May 2023, rewards creators for the effects they make through TikTok’s AR development platform, Effect House. TikTok is also updating the program’s payout model, as creators will now only receive … Read more
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday raised concerns about efforts to ban Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the U.S., saying it would only serve to empower Meta’s Facebook platform. “Without TikTok, you can make Facebook bigger, and I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people,” Trump, who was formerly U.S. … Read more
In December, Pandabuy announced on its official Discord server that more than 15,000 influencers joined its affiliate marketing program last year, thanking them for their “dedicated efforts” with two emojis of Pepe the Frog clutching a red heart. That’s a small number compared to Amazon’s roughly 900,000 affiliates, but trading in counterfeits is illegal. If … Read more