TikTok — now in U.S. hands after the social media service split from China-based ByteDance earlier this year — is raising concerns among some users about its new privacy policy, prompting questions about the scope of its data collection. TikTok on Jan. 22 confirmed that a new U.S.-based entity was in …
Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015. Avila Gonzalez | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On a recent Saturday at an Ulta Beauty store in midtown Manhattan, Denise McCarthy, a mother …
In the vast scroll-feed of 2025, one mineral has suddenly become a hot topic: magnesium. On TikTok and Instagram reels, creators with soft lighting and soothing voices whisper about “mag glycinate before bed”, swipe supplements across wellness shelves and tag #magnesium, #sleepaid, #guthealth in posts that rack up hundreds of …
A preliminary agreement between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok could include a licensing deal for the closely guarded secret of the social media company’s algorithm, to which access has proved a major sticking point in negotiations between the countries. The Chinese government once vowed to block …
Hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were easily found with a simple search on TikTok and available to a user under the age of 18, in violation of the platform’s own policies, CBS News has found. CBS News created a TikTok account for a hypothetical 15-year-old …
Washington — The 170 million TikTok users in the U.S. could be in for a rude awakening come Sunday if they suddenly find the enormously popular video-sharing app is inaccessible because of a law passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress last year. Lawmakers and U.S. officials have sounded the …
Quick, name a famous influencer who has truly broken out of the internet bubble to become a mainstream celebrity. Charli D’Amelio? Addison Rae? Maybe a YouTuber like Emma Chamberlain or Mr. Beast? No matter who you think of, they likely share one common trait: their fame didn’t erupt in the …
Billing itself as “the go-to source for all things local,” Newsbreak says it has over 50 million monthly users. Carlos Barria Last Christmas Eve, NewsBreak, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States, published an alarming piece about a small town shooting. It was headlined “Christmas …
Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Introduction: In 2009, long before Jeff Yass became a Republican megadonor, his firm, Susquehanna International Group, invested in a Chinese real estate start-up that boasted a sophisticated search algorithm. The company, 99Fang, promised to help buyers find their perfect homes. Behind the scenes, employees …
The US ambassador to China said on Friday that Beijing’s position on a potential TikTok ban in the United States was “supremely ironic” given the ruling Communist Party’s censorship of online platforms within its borders. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force the …