At parties throughout Washington over the long Inauguration weekend, creators and strategists who take credit for Donald Trump’s victory toasted their success on the dimes of TikTok, Google, and Spotify.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/maga-influencers-inauguration-victory-lap/
elections, Donald Trump, influencer, TikTok, 2024 election, podcasts, Social Media
Lemon8, CapCut, and Gauth are among the other victims of the US ban on ByteDance-owned apps.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/bytedance-tiktok-ban-lemon8-capcut-gauthai-app-stores/
TikTok, Social Media, content moderation, ByteDance, China
TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN. Here’s what you need to know.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-around-the-us-tiktok-ban/
privacy, Apps, Social Media, security, TikTok, China, national security
The food-beauty crossover is suddenly everywhere. It is the allure of nostalgia, the pull of meme culture, and the sticky-sweet scent of capitalism wafting through the air—and we are eating it up.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/beauty-brands-dessert-skincare/
Trends, Food and Drink, fashion & beauty, Social Media, Shopping
“Without doubt, the remedy Congress and the President chose here is dramatic,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a concurring opinion. “Whether this law will succeed in achieving its ends, I do not know.”
Source https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-ban-supreme-court/
TikTok, Social Media, U.S. Supreme Court, Joe Biden, Donald Trump
The Meta CEO is abandoning his commitment to the truth in favor of a Trump-style playbook.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-mark-zuckerberg-turns-his-back-on-the-media/
Plaintext, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Media, Facebook, content moderation, Meta, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, X
Want to download a backup of your TikTok videos before the US ban? Try following these simple steps.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-download-your-tiktok-videos/
TikTok, how-to, Apps, Social Media, ByteDance
Job listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/xiaohongshu-english-moderators-red-note/
TikTok, China, Social Media, content moderation, Apps, Policy
