Donald Trump to again extend TikTok's reprieve from US banTrump, who issued similar delays in January and in April, has given TikTok an unexpected lifeline after its future in the United States app...
18 Jun, 2025, 07.54 AM IST
New TikTok diet trend sparks backlash as experts warn it's fueling a dangerous new wave of harmful eating habitsTikTok's 'SkinnyTok' trend is promoting harmful diet culture, featuring extreme weight loss and unrealistic body standards. Experts warn it...
10 Jun, 2025, 01.21 AM IST
What is #SkinnyTok and why was it banned on TikTok?TikTok has globally blocked the #SkinnyTok hashtag following mounting criticism from European regulators, particularly in France, over its ...
04 Jun, 2025, 01.37 PM IST
TikTok bans #skinnytok after European regulators raise concernsThe inquiry into #SkinnyTok was initiated just over a year ago after European Union regulators opened an investigation into TikTok over pot...
04 Jun, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
How social media can 'trigger' eating disorders in young peopleResearch has shown the percentage of people worldwide who have had some kind of eating disorder during their lives rose from 3.5% in 2000 t...
01 Jun, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful contentFamilies are suing TikTok, claiming the platform pushed harmful content that contributed to their children's suicides. They argue the app's...
23 Jan, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok went dark in the United States on Saturday, hours before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect. The shutdow...
19 Jan, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok, originally a merger of ByteDance's Douyin and Musical.ly in 2017, has faced escalating national security concerns in the U.S. due t...
19 Jan, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok, a global social video app owned by China-based ByteDance, faces a potential ban in the US unless sold to a US owner. Concerns about...
18 Jan, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
French families sue TikTok over alleged failure to remove harmful content"The parents want TikTok's legal liability to be recognised in court," lawyer Laure Boutron-Marmion told broadcaster franceinfo. She added,...
04 Nov, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok's tumultuous journey includes growth from a teen app to a global trendsetter, facing national security concerns and ownership disput...
28 Apr, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
TikTok's alarming sexual content: Easy access poses risk for childrenExplicit content has long been a feature of the internet and social media, and young people's exposure to it has been a persistent concern.
20 Nov, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
TikTok attacked for China ties as US lawmakers push for banCEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress did little to assuage US worries over TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance and added ...
24 Mar, 2023, 06.51 AM IST
TikTok algorithms promote self-harm and eating disorders videos to teens, claims studyPosts about suicide and self-harm get extra boosts, found study.
16 Dec, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
TikTok tests age-rated content restrictionsTikTok, which has exploded in popularity among teens in recent years, said it was running a small test for how adult-rated content could be...
09 Feb, 2022, 09.22 AM IST
TikTok working on ways to prevent adult content from reaching teen usersTikTok has been criticized for posts promoting eating disorders and maintains it bans such content.
08 Feb, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
King of the World Wide Web: Did TikTok just dethrone Google to become the most popular website?The platform has made careers of many rising celebrities such as Addison Ray, Charli D'Amelio and more.
25 Dec, 2021, 01.52 PM IST