Hits: 1 Fears about TikTok and rumors of a secret documentary swirl around sorority rush week at the University of Alabama. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When Marina Anderson was accused of recording herself inside a party and told she was being …
A Stranger Filmed Her on the Train. TikTok Users Decided She Had Monkeypox.
Hits: 3 With little government guidance on a fast-spreading virus, a new form of social-media vigilantism has emerged. Lilly Simon, a 33-year-old in Brooklyn, does not have monkeypox. She does have neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic condition that causes tumors …
Can’t Talk, I’m Busy Being Hot
Hits: 5 A social media movement inspired by the rapper Megan Thee Stallion strikes back at the gatekeepers of beauty. Edwyna Estime was wearing a heavy, shapeless graduation gown. It was the color of charcoal and it reached all the …
‘Why Is Everyone Wearing Suits?’: #GentleMinions Has Moviegoers Dressing Up
Hits: 6 A TikTok trend around the release of “Minions: The Rise of Gru” has young people around the globe suiting up for the cinema. Normally when Carson Paskill heads to the movie theater, he opts for a comfortable outfit …
The Viral Spiral
Hits: 5 Artists and civilians alike chafe at the pressures of presenting themselves online. In a TikTok post last month, the singer Halsey shared a message with fans: “basically i have a song that i love that i want to …
Sea Shanty TikTok Meme, Explained
Hits: 12 In the final week of 2020, Nathan Evans, a 26-year-old Scottish postman and aspiring musician, shared a video of himself on TikTok, singing a sea shanty called “Soon May the Wellerman Come.” He wasn’t expecting anything to happen, …
Clubhouse, the
Hits: 13 A business trying to make money off mansions full of TikTok influencers has gone public on the stock market through an unusual deal. It involves a former Chinese health care company, and if that sounds confusing, well, we …
Everyone Is Gay on TikTok
Hits: 27 Connor Robinson, a 17-year-old British TikTok star with rosy cheeks and a budding six-pack, has built a large following by keeping his fans thirsty. Between the daily drip of shirtless dance routines and skits about his floppy hair, …
TikTok and WeChat: What They Tell Us About the Global Internet
Hits: 60 On Sunday, millions of phones across the United States buzzed with a peculiar notification: “TikTok is here to stay!” The alert led to a video post by TikTok’s interim global head, Vanessa Pappas. Without directly mentioning the Trump …
Harassment Against Gay and Trans People on TikTok
Hits: 30 ImageChris (at left) in a duet responding to James Charles on TikTok.Credit…via @notdonelij Chris smiles widely as a video of Miso Chan, a transgender creator presenting as a young woman with pink hair, plays next to him. A …