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‘Highly Concerning’: Hymen Repair Videos Flourishing on TikTok and YouTube
Social media platforms have pledged to remove harmful health misinformation but so-called virginity tests and hymen repair procedures in Algeria are being openly promoted online.
How 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' Became an Unlikely Aesthetic Trend
TikTok and Tumblr are turning Ottessa Moshfegh's 2018 book into a style object, best paired with Chanel lipstick, perfume and bedsheets.
TikTok Users Are Showing Readers How To Game Amazon’s Ebook Return Policy
Independent authors claim the viral trend is costing them royalties and nonrefundable delivery fees.
Jordan Peterson and 'Kung Fu Panda': How Did Slavoj Žižek Go Mainstream?
Žižek has become the philosopher du jour for a young, meme-hungry generation.
The Latest TikTok-Viral Sex Toy Is a Water Slide for Your Hoo-Ha
The Lovability WaterSlyde is like getting head from a mermaid with a thousand tongues.
A PR Firm Is Paying TikTok Influencers to Promote Liberal Causes and Hype Democrats’ Middling Accomplishments
Vocal Media “recruits, trains, and pays influencers” to promote liberal causes on TikTok. It’s easy to see how less-benign actors could use their model.
Did Social Media Sway the Johnny Depp Jury?
The anti-Amber Heard and pro-Johnny Depp content was hard to avoid and likely “influenced the jury and the outcome of the trial,” one lawyer said.
Why Does Instagram Keep Trying to Be TikTok?
Content creators, online shop owners, and photographers talk about how the social media shift to video is affecting them.
The Rise and Rise of Bhangra in North America
From the fields of Punjab to American colleges, fitness classes and now, even a musical, the traditional dance form has more and more North Americans bopping.
I Visited Binley Mega Chippy to See What All the TikTok Fuss Is About
Can you get the Morbius meal? How do the Binley Mega Chippy staff feel about viral TikTok fame? Is the food even tasty? I had to find out.
OTT Job Applications Are on the Rise. Do They Even Work?
With branded CVs and gift packages going viral on TikTok, we ask recruiters if creative job applications are worth it.