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TikTok might soon be on your car's navigation screen - and I’m terrified about it

A new overseas partnership could spell trouble for Apple, Google, and others.

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I'm sick of algorithmic advice - these 4 sources bring humanity back to my web life

Perfectly imperfect advice -- just what I ordered.

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5 apps that make traveling a breeze for me

Think outside of the box (and your comfort zone).

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Ironically, TikTok may have found a cure for social media addiction

Not too surprisingly, the issue is corporate inaction as much anything else.

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This peculiar app cured my doomscrolling (and repaired my dopamine receptors)

Breaking: Gen Z discovers long-form content.

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This new TikTok feature is designed to help specific users close the app

TikTok is introducing a new in-app meditation feature aimed at encouraging teens to stop using the app after 10pm.

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Is your TikTok algorithm messed up? Here's how to fix it

Start anew on your FYP.

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You can finally officially download TikTok again

TikTok is available for download again from the App Store and Google Play Store.

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TikTok is available to download again for Android, but it's not on Google Play

TikTok has released a secure and official way to download the app for Android users in the US.

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This TikTok tip saved me tons of time searching on Spotify

If your ears love it, your playlist needs it.

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Can't download TikTok? eBay has a $50,000 solution

TikTok's service in the US may have been restored, but it's still not available for download leading to some crazy eBay listings.

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Bluesky just quietly launched its own version of TikTok

TikTok is back online in the US, but plenty of alternatives are still springing up.

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TikTok is back online already

Just a few hours after going down, TikTok is back.

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app's fate is now in Trump's hands

The US TikTok ban is now in the hands of President-elect Trump's incoming administration to deal with.

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US politicians are now trying to stop their own TikTok ban

The US ban of TikTok could be delayed at the last minute by US politicians.

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TikTok set to go completely dark for all users in the US this Sunday

TikTok will reportedly shutdown entirely in the US starting Sunday, going beyond the requirements of the bill that bans it.

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This free video editing app is also being banned alongside TikTok

CapCut, the popular editing app used to create short form videos, will likely also have to be banned.

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The politicians who banned TikTok are now trying to save it

A bill from Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) seeks to give TikTok an extra 270 days to avoid a permanent ban.

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TikTok users should move to YouTube Shorts, not Red Note

Something has to fill the void of short form videos and Vine isn't coming back from the dead.

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3 things I'm doing before the TikTok ban goes into effect

The social media site is shutting down on Jan 19. How can you prepare?

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