Today, I’m talking with Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and you’ll hear me start with the only question I think anyone should be asking any politician in the federal government right now: What the hell is going on here? Sen. Markey didn’t mince words with his answer. You’ll hear him compare the Trump administration to […]
Shared Feeds will surface new content tailored to both users’ tastes, such as sports, winter activities, and their favorite creators.
While TikTok is already known for its recommendation algorithm, which is able to target users with highly personalized content, the addition of a Nearby feed gives it the ability to display even more relevant content to its users.
The first Chinese-made car Omar Rana ever drove was a gas-powered SUV that he rented while on a trip overseas in 2015. To say it didn’t leave much of an impression would be an understatement. “It sucked really bad,” Rana, aka OmarDrives, tells me. “A horrible experience.” Flash forward nearly a decade to last year, […]
X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.
TikTok is testing a new control that will let users manage how much AI-generated content appears in their video feed on the app. To help make the filter more effective, the app will also soon start adding invisible watermarks to AI content. The new AI slider will appear along with TikTok’s other content controls under […]
TikTok is adding new digital wellbeing tools like an affirmation journal, a background sound generator, and badges for using the app within limits
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.
Less than two years ago, TikTok was a crisis situation on Capitol Hill. The chair of the House Select Committee on China called it “digital fentanyl” that brainwashes young Americans into supporting Hamas. A former national security adviser said letting TikTok remain in the US under its Chinese owner “would be akin to allowing Soviet […]
With a new “Share to TikTok” button, Amazon Music users can share songs, albums, playlists, and personal listening highlights from their Insights on Amazon Music directly to TikTok.