TikTok
- Year founded
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2016
- Owner
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ByteDance
- Predecessor
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Musical.ly
Learn about the latest TikTok trends, news, and more from Rolling Stone. Read exclusive interviews with TikTok influencers and understand the viral slang terms and videos that people are talking about on the platform.
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The Song of the Summer Is Your Feed
Personalized algorithms were supposed to kill monoculture. Instead, a German pop hook, a Philly drill chant, and the music behind AI fruit dramas are becoming a shared global language
- Good Enough
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Morgan Wallen Assures Fans His Piano ‘Is Working’ After Flipping Instrument at Denver Gig
The country star poked fun at the technical difficulties that caused him to bust out his best angry Billy Joel impression at a recent show in Denver
- Country
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Taylor Swift Sends Ultimate Gift to Young Fan After Wholesome Paper Airplane Video Goes Viral
“You brought the biggest smile to my face,” the singer said in a handwritten note to the young Swiftie
- ‘Just Say Yes’
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She Turned Rescuing Dogs Into a Thriving TikTok Career
In her new book, influencer Isabel Klee, known for telling the stories of the foster dogs she takes in, is finally telling her own
- Be Brave
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People Use AI to Justify Bad Behavior. This TikTok Trend Calls Them Out
“You didn’t just leave the relationship — you left a message. A message saying, ‘I am allowed to be happy.’ And honestly, you’re so real for that”
- Honestly
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Kesha Blasts White House for Using ‘Blow’ to ‘Incite Violence and Threaten War’ in TikTok Clip
“Trying to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane,” the singer writes
- ‘Disregard of Human Life’
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Mark Zuckerberg Grilled Under Oath at Landmark Trial on Teen Social Media Addiction
“I’ve done media over time, but I’m sort of well-known to be very bad at this,” the 41-year-old billionaire told the jury
- Tech Backlash
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This Trial Could Hold Big Tech Accountable for Kids’ Social Media Addiction
Meta and Google are defending themselves in a California court — and what happens at this trial could affect thousands of other cases
- Courts
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TikTok Raises U.S. Censorship Fears After Messages About Jeffrey Epstein Are Blocked
After Trump-connected investors took a controlling stake in the U.S. version of the app, users have claimed that it’s suppressing political topics
- Name Game
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TikTok Settles Landmark Social Media Addiction Claims As Meta, YouTube Begin Trial
The company exited the first so-called bellwether trial amid thousands of plaintiffs claiming social media platforms are engineered to harm kids
- Courts and Crime
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