TikTok, Shopify Team Up to Let Users Shop From App
Canada’s e-commerce giant Shopifysaid on Tuesday it was partnering with TikTok to work on a feature that would let shoppers buy directly from the social media app.Shopify merchants who have…
Sony Pictures Issues Takedowns as New Spider-Man Trailer Allegedly Leaks
Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer was allegedly leaked on TikTok early on Monday, and has since been reshared across the Internet, including Twitter, Reddit, YouTube and beyond. Gadgets 360 has…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide To Kid Culture: What Happened to OnlyFans?
Photo: CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ / Contributor (Getty Images) This week’s internet features a scolding pee doctor, a porn site that banned porn, and some hugegungous waves. (Kids are into some weird…
Facebook Accused of Buying and Burying Rivals by US FTC
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) refreshed its antitrust case against Facebook Inc on Thursday, adding more detail on the accusation the social media company crushed or bought rivals and…
China Owns Stakes in ByteDance, Weibo Domestic Entities, Records Show
The Chinese government has taken stakes in Chinese entities owned by tech companies ByteDance and Sina Weibo, corporate records showed, amid a widening regulatory crackdown on the industry.News of the…
TikTok Smells Like Gen X Spirit
For a cohort famous for feeling stupid and contagious, as Kurt Cobain put it, Generation X has turned downright self-congratulatory. The regular slighting of our generation in pop demographics is…
ShareChat Raises $145 Million From Temasek, Others
Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat has raised $145 million (roughly Rs. 1,078 crores) in fresh funding from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and two other investors, giving it a valuation of $2.88 billion…
Facebook, Instagram Will Invest Over $1 Billion to Lure Content Creators
Facebook will spend $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,450 crores) on social media creators through the end of 2022 in a fight for top talent announced in a week when TikTok…
You Should Let the BookTok Teens Find Your Next Read
Screenshot: @bookishizz/TikTok (Fair Use) TikTok is a creator’s paradise, and these days, more than just fashion influencers and aspiring comedians are clogging the platform. A new community has blossomed on…
TikTok Back in Pakistan After Court Revokes Ban Over Objectionable Content
TikTok was running again in Pakistan Saturday after a provincial court lifted suspension of the popular social media service but ordered it to address complaints that it hosted objectionable content.…