“It’s ridiculous out here. I do not like it.” In what feels like a deleted scene from Eat, Prey, Lovean American woman flew to Pakistan to meet her future husband but was met with heartbreak and embarrassment. The story of 33-year-old Onijah Andrew Robinson was trending on TikTok after this rejection took a wild turn. […]
“It tried to update and it took it off my phone.” Following the temporary blackout of the TikTok app in the United States, most users were relieved when it came back and their algorithm even corrected itself after a short time. Now, however, there is a growing fear about TikTok automatically uninstalling itself on cell […]
Just shy of 150,000 videos have been uploaded using the “LOCKJAW” sound clip on TikTok as of January 2025. If you’ve seen videos of people transforming their faces so drastically they’re almost unrecognizable — paired with the song “LOCKJAW” — you’re not alone. The question is: What does “lockjaw” actually mean on TikTok? Article continues […]
“What did I do?” Source: TikTok | @ed_in_burgh – @dank_dame – @cocomocoe TikTok, like many online communities, is filled with distinct verbiage. You’ve probably come across a few sayings or acronyms that have left you scratching your head. Article continues below advertisement While many of these sayings are rooted in memes or viral clips that […]
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.” Source: Unsplash Less than two hours before the TikTok ban was set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, the app and website went dark. A message on the site reads: “A law banning TikTok has […]
Less than 24 hours after its ban, TikTok is back online. At the time of writing, American users and those who registered in the US, are able to access this app. While this may change at any moment, many media outlets are reporting that president-elect Donald Trump has made the reassurance that the service will […]
VPNs provide additional layers of protection when browsing the web, so it’s possible. But there are risks. Source: Pixabay The proposed TikTok ban, set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, has netizens scrambling for ways to continue using the app. While some are switching to the Chinese-operated RedNote app, you can’t bring your followers […]
In what’s being called a “landmark ruling,” the US Supreme Court cleared the way for a controversial TikTok ban to take effect this weekend. After their appeal was rejected, the decision effectively forced the app’s owners, ByteDance, to either sell the platform or face the possibility of a ban. “Congress has determined that divestiture is […]
Some TikTok users have moved to RedNote already. Source: Google Play Store Ahead of impending doom for TikTok users, or in other words ahead of the potential ban of the app in the United States, some have looked for alternative options for a similar short form video social media app. And even if you aren’t […]
“This is the best thing I’ve ever heard on this app.” Users on TikTok are currently counting down the days until the app goes dark. Unless some miracle of intervention happens, the ByteDance Ltd.-owned app will shutter in America on Jan. 19, 2025. The company has been accused of shady practices around data and privacy, […]
