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The 'NBA Twitter Verified' crew debates how we should view Jayson Tatum in the league and if he's already a top 5 player.

Customers flooded a Hawaiian restaurant in Austin, Texas, after a TikTok announcing its permanent closure went viral. Hawaiian BBQ and poke bowl restaurant Poke Bay will permanently close its doors after five years of business following the University of Texas at Austin’s acquisition of land on Guadalupe Street to expand the school’s campus. Restaurant owners Paul and Priscilla Song are left with no choice but to close their establishment by the end of this month.

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Keep a sparkly home by taking care of your appliances.

TikTok is "carrying out social and psychological programming and manipulation on an unprecedented scale, particularly among children,” according to the lawsuit.

The mother of a Pennsylvania girl who died allegedly after attempting a viral challenge has filed a federal lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company […]

The data detectives at Bellingcat showed 60 Minutes how social media is providing evidence of alleged Russian war crimes and other atrocities.

A new coalition of startups is calling on tech giants to stop holding followers hostage.

It’s crazy what you kind find during a sleepless night of scrolling TikTok.

Tawainna Anderson said in December 2021 that her daughter Nylah was rushed to the hospital after attempting the challenge, which encourages users to choke themselves.

When it's time to make this Chicken Pot Pie, less than 30 minutes stand between you and comfort food heaven.

Many conspiracy theories never gain traction or affect our lives. But some can catch fire on the internet, where false ideas spread fast.

Samantha Cristoforetti posted a video to the social media platform from the International Space Station on Thursday (May 5), becoming the first-ever TikToker in the final frontier.

After decades out of power in the Philippines, the Marcos family is on the verge of winning the presidency. We examine how social media played a crucial role in whitewashing their past.

A TikTok user was left speechless after he bought a Yoshitomo Nara ashtray at a Goodwill store for $10 and received a 30,000 percent profit by selling it on eBay. In a TikTok posted on April 17, Terrelle Brown, a 22-year-old student at Wheaton College in Illinois, shared that he received an eBay notification about the ashtray in the middle of his class.

Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines with an iron fist. Now a TikTok disinformation campaign in propelling his son toward the presidency.

Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked by an armed man as he performed at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. Lilia Luciano has more details.

Mark Cuban says TikTok's AI algorithms tailor its suggestions to both short attention spans and users' personal interests — making it a perfect fit for sports.

Kaia Aragon, a 9-year-old from Colorado who makes viral TikToks of her designs, said that if she could dress any celebrity it would be Zendaya.

Beauty YouTuber Jaclyn Hill said she met actor Amber Heard at a Nobu restaurant "a couple years ago."

Social-media companies deny quietly suppressing content, but many users still believe it happens. The result is a lack of trust in the internet.

Facebook reported first-quarter earnings that pleased investors despite slowing revenue growth.

But Facebook owner Meta is struggling with its slowest revenue growth since at least 2012.

Footage said to be of a "mermaid" spotted on a beach has been viewed millions of times as videos spread across TikTok and YouTube.

The App Store chart, which tracks new downloads, listed Truth Social in first place, and Twitter — Musk's soon-to-be-acquired company — in second.

The trend, fractal wood burning, is “highly dangerous, and should only be done by trained professionals.”

"Advertisers may shift budgets to other channels given brand safety concerns," JMP analysts wrote in a Tuesday note.

Disappointed travelers are creating their own social media videos to show how photoshopped travel images look different from real places.

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A video of Paris Hilton's bodyguard chasing her around the Coachella grounds has gone viral on TikTok. The socialite spent the weekend sharing her outfits on social media.

Misleading videos have been viewed by millions as it struggles to deal with so much false material.

Billionaires Buffett and Zuckerberg are just a few of the successful business leaders who have gleaned important lessons and career advice from books they've read throughout the years. Here are a few examples of the books on business that have influenced some of the business world's biggest success stories.

Miami is going to going to be seeing double soon.

A TikToker said her friend "shut down" Disney World Florida for her wedding party. Footage of the event has been viewed over 4 million times.

An Egyptian court has sentenced a woman to three years in prison after her retrial conviction for human trafficking in a case that involved girls dancing in videos on TikTok

In just one year, the Twitter account has helped steer the outrage machine at the center of right-wing messaging and legislation.

The show’s repeated parodies of the video-sharing app might be viewed as attempts at currency. Instead, they come off a bit like jealousy.

Long-shot candidates build social media clout, and donor lists, by “running against villains.”

Embla Bergli told Insider that she performed for 10 minutes at the Majorstuen Seniorarena in Oslo, Norway.

This will surely put a smile on your face today.

"For a low, low price of $20, $30, $40, you learned that the person in front of you does not have the basic courtesy to pretend to offer to pay," said divorce lawyer Justin Lee.

Through the power of social media, one of the Philippines most despised families is being rehabilitated into one of its most revered.

Government filings show China paid a company in New Jersey to recruit a "Real Housewives" star, a TikTok "brand king" and others to promote its Winter Games.

A TikTok user has recently amassed thousands of views for explaining why some Chinese takeaway restaurants are closed on Tuesdays. Kim Chi, whose family owns several takeaway restaurants in Glasgow, Scotland, responded to a TikTok follower's question about why some Chinese takeaway restaurants are closed on Tuesdays. “So Chinese takeaways are known to be closed on a Tuesday because back a long time ago, for some reason, a lot of Chinese people who knew each other arranged to meet up on Tuesdays as a day off, and that’s what they would do to catch up and make plans,” Kim said.

A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described “brand king” were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese officials for a discreet campaign that promoted the Beijing Winter Olympics, new Justice Department documents reveal.

Heather McLarry shared before and after photos showing how simple changes like contact paper and fresh paint transformed her camper into a tiny home.

Learn how to craft stunning videos for your TikTok feed.

As TikTok continues to shape the music industry, singers discuss the app's impact on their careers.

A self-proclaimed budget expert highlighted a Costco Wholesale return policy that allows customers to return items well past 90 days since their purchase. To demonstrate, the finance influencer, who goes by the handle @bougiecheapskate on TikTok, acted out a scenario wherein she pretends to return a five-year-old coffee maker to Costco customer service in a video posted to her account on March 15. “Hi Costco, my coffee maker isn’t working anymore,” she says as the customer.

An Australian woman ended up with horn-like protrusions on the sides of her forehead after undergoing a fox eye thread lift. Gym receptionist Jessie Carr, 21, underwent a procedure based on a viral TikTok trend in the hopes of looking like Bella Hadid. Believed to be inspired by Asian features, the trend uses makeup to create the illusion of almond-shaped eyes, supposedly mimicking those of a fox.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spawned a constant stream of online content, a deluge that has helped counter Moscow’s disinformation campaign, spurred global leaders to action and fundamentally changed the way we understand war.

School districts are trying to bring an end to the TikTok “Orbeez Challenge.”

"No one is actually reporting from inside the country," Natalia told CBS News. But she discovered, thanks to some outdated cell phone software, that she could.

Larry “Benjamin” Thompson, who has a history of misconduct, quit the Millen Police Department on Monday.

via TikTokA Georgia cop probably thought no one was watching when he took his squad car to a scrubby area off a quiet road in a small Georgia town, walked around the back, and started having sex with someone while in uniform.But someone high up in a nearby telecommunications tower started filming and uploaded the videos to TikTok last week where they quickly racked up more than 15 million views.“Police caught on cam!!!” one video was captioned, along with hashtags of #towerclimbers and #dirtydee

Walt Disney World has announced its Minnie Van transportation service will be returning to the resort this summer.

The U.S. has been countering disinformation coming from the Kremlin on the violent conflict in Ukraine.

The British government has unveiled its online safety bill in Parliament, which is aimed at protecting internet users from harm.

A Harvard student has gone viral on TikTok with a Korean folktale-inspired musical she hopes becomes the next big Disney princess film.

We’ve all been there: You’re trying to go to bed, but you can’t stop scrolling past the endless number of videos on TikTok.

State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing big tech companies to decide how to handle Russian state media that spread propaganda and misinformation.

A TikTok is going viral after a mother posted a video of her 5-year-old son asking a girl from his class to be his valentine.

TikTok is warning people to watch out for scammers who pretend to be other people, sometimes even celebrities.

Why would they do that and is it safe?

What were your friends and neighbors reading in 2021? What is everyone going to be reading after in 2022? Chris Boivin of the Jacksonville Public Library joined us on RCL to discuss this! Get inspired with a fantastic lost-in-time tales, children’s tales from Presidential Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman, or the award-winning book book by author Angeline Boulley that went viral on TikTok. And look forward to the novel that’s set to become a Michael B. Jordan film, a Ted-Bundy-Meets-the-Three-Stooges epic by Florida author Tim Dorsey, and the good and bad of regrets from bestselling columnist Daniel Pink.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said it’s made an arrest following a string of social media threats that have been made against schools across the country.

Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country Friday as officials assured parents the viral posts were not considered credible.

The moments before bystanders rushed inside a burning home in Jacksonville’s Brentwood neighborhood were captured on a TikTok video that, as of Tuesday, had been viewed more than a million times.

TikTok was a hit for millions during quarantine times.

Grab your wand, cloak and a Nimbus 2000, because we’re taking off on a broomstick ride to Hogwarts.

Senators have put executives of YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive.

Schools are warning students about new social media “challenges” that are circulating on sites like TikTok.

The disappearance and death of Gabby Petito and the police hunt for her boyfriend have generated a whirlwind online.

Clay County District Schools Police Department is warning students not to participate in a new social media challenge.

Just days before losing a battle with COVID-19, a TikTok video creator from Jacksonville made a plea for her viewers to go get vaccinated.

TikTok users will soon be able to buy stuff directly through the short videos on the app.

China appears to be taking greater control of ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns global video app TikTok, and Weibo, China's version of Twitter.

The made-for-television Tokyo Games have gone viral as athletes have taken to social media and NBC used streaming to reach the public in record-smashing and trailblazing ways.

The made-to-watch Tokyo Games, where pandemic precautions prevent permitting spectators, have become a digital affair more than ever.

World-class athletes from all over the globe are in Tokyo to win medals, but they’re also there to give us behind-the-scenes peeks at the Olympics, in viral TikTok videos.

The data protection authority in the Netherlands has fined TikTok 750,000 euros for not offering its privacy statement in Dutch.

A Dutch consumer organization is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data of users of the popular video sharing platform.

China’s Ministry of Commerce has said a U_S_ move to revoke Trump administration’s executive orders intended to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a “positive step.”.

The White House dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China.

In the jargon of the internet, Casey Hamilton is chaotic good.

When you think of the Summer Olympics, do you think of swimming? Gymnastics? Basketball? Track and field?

The European Commission has given Chinese-owned video app TikTok one month to answer complaints from an European consumers organization over its commercial practices.

TikTok is great for so many things. There are cooking tutorial videos, makeup tips and, obviously, videos that will make you laugh.

Video app TikTok said Friday that its new CEO is Shouzi Chew, the new CFO of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release Friday warning about what it called a disturbing social media report seen on the TikTok application.

Aida Diouf Mbengue, 19, was recording a TikTok video to share with her 330,000 followers. Nearly one-fifth of those foreigners come from African countries, including Mbengue, She came to Italy from Kaolack, Senegal, with her family at age 3. But she says she started receiving racist messages once she started posting videos of herself in a hijab. Mbengue started making content for TikTok, a video-sharing social networking platform, on a whim in 2019 with a simple video. "Fortunately, this is the new face of Italy and we are not going back,'' Jean said.

The federal lawsuit alleged that TikTok broke the Illinois biometric privacy law, which allows suits against companies that harvest consumer data without consent, including via facial and fingerprint scanning. Illinois is the only state with a law that allows people to seek monetary damages for such unauthorized data collection. “While we disagree with the assertions, rather than go through lengthy litigation, we’d like to focus our efforts on building a safe and joyful experience for the TikTok community,” TikTok said in an emailed statement. Facebook agreed to a $550 million settlement under the same law last February. The TikTok settlement must still be approved by a federal judge.

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2020 file photo, a view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo. Separately, the Biden administration has “indefinitely” shelved a proposed U.S. takeover of TikTok, according to a Wall Street Journal report. AdThe unusual arrangement stemmed from a Trump executive order that aimed to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it accepted a greater degree of American control. Psaki added that the Biden administration is comprehensively evaluating risks to U.S. data, including those involving TikTok. AdWhile President Joe Biden has said TikTok is a concern, his administration hadn't said whether it will continue to try to ban TikTok or force a sale.

(AP Photo/Nick Perry)LONDON – The long forgotten sea shanty has been enjoying a renaissance on social media and is now moving into popular music with two U.K. artists landing record deals, following their online performances. For some artists, the sea shanty has long been part of their repertoire. Whether or not “Wellerman” counts as a shanty, there is no denying it has caused a stir online. Claire Maddocks, a neurologic music therapist, said she thinks sea shanties appeal to people because of the “simplicity of a human voice,” and the repetitive, predictable nature of the song. AdAnd Professor Smyth says he's fine with people calling “Wellerman” a shanty if they want to.

Popular short-video Chinese app TikTok is cutting its workforce in India after with hundreds of millions of its users dropped it to comply with a government ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)NEW DELHI – Popular short-video Chinese app TikTok is cutting its workforce in India after hundreds of millions of its users dropped it to comply with a government ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries. The Indian government announced a ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, which is operated by Chinese internet firm Bytedance, in June as its relations with China deteriorated. Gao didn’t address Indian complaints that Chinese apps might be a security threat but said Beijing requires its companies to abide by local laws abroad. AdChinese-owned apps have found a fast-growing market in India, with some companies creating India-specific apps that have exploded in popularity.

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices affect children and teens. The other five companies are Reddit, Snap, Discord, WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, and Google’s YouTube. Regulators and lawmakers are increasingly weaving their concerns over data power and privacy into their investigations of Big Tech companies' market dominance. Facebook, the largest social network, gets the bulk of its revenue — which reached $70.7 billion last year — from online ads. They said the planned study “will lift the hood on the social media and video streaming firms to carefully study their engines."

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners. The Trump administration had tried to ban the short-form video app from smartphone app stores in the U.S. and cut it off from vital technical services. Nichols is the second federal judge to fully block the Trump administration's economic sanctions against the app as the court cases proceed. The Trump administration has alleged that TikTok is a security threat because the Chinese government could spy on app users’ personal data. TikTok has denied it’s a security threat but said it’s still trying to work with the administration to resolve its concerns.

FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020. The social media app shared its list of top 100 videos, creators and trends in America in 2020. The social media video app on Wednesday shared its list of top 100 videos, creators and trends in America during 2020, recapping a year of viral videos that were sometimes a needed distraction in a tumultuous year. For some TikTok creators, the pandemic itself became inspiration to create a connection with other users. '”But the most liked TikTok video is actually even harder to explain to those who haven't used the app.

LOS ANGELES – The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day. The event will air on John’s TikTok channel featuring the singer and husband-filmmaker David Furnish along with performances by Sam Smith, Sam Fender and Rina Sawayama. The campaign is also expected to help educate TikTokers about the prevention and own sexual health. “We all need to care about HIV and end the discrimination around this disease,” John said in a statement. “There’s a great lineup for our TikTok Live to break down the myths around HIV, talk about safe sex and ensure that young people know how to protect themselves and others.”