This month marks the 10th anniversary of Vine, the short-lived video-sharing app beloved by its devoted user base. The app, initially released in January 2013 as a Vine-branded stand-alone app later acquired by Twitter, was designed for 15-second looping videos and quickly gained traction among its young fanbase. Creators on the platform pushed their creativity… Continue reading Vine turns 10: why Twitter might resurrect the original TikTok
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TikTok is expanding its state-controlled media label to more countries
TikTok, the wildly popular short-form video sharing app, is continuing to expand its “state-controlled media label” initiative. According to the company, this label will now appear on user profiles in nine additional countries, including Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Brazil, bringing the total to 13 countries in which it is in effect. The state-controlled media… Continue reading TikTok is expanding its state-controlled media label to more countries
Biker Gets Caught After Posting Police Chase on TikTok
In a troubling news report, a biker in the UK who posted a daring police chase video on the social media platform TikTok, has reportedly been caught by law enforcement after they tracked him down using the same video. The biker, whose identity is still unknown, had managed to evade law enforcement multiple times during… Continue reading Biker Gets Caught After Posting Police Chase on TikTok
TikTok Bans Are Dumb
In the last few months, the world has watched in horror and confusion as countries, both large and small, around the world have moved to ban the popular short-form video-sharing app, TikTok. A variety of conspiracy theories have been flung back and forth, with some claiming that the bans are a result of external meddling,… Continue reading TikTok Bans Are Dumb