TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit

Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial.

TikTok says it’s still working to recover its U.S. infrastructure

TikTok says some of the glitches continue but it’s making “significant progress” in recovering its U.S. infrastructure.

TikTok US is mostly back up and running
TikTok US is mostly back up and running

As we moved into the third day of the TikTokalypse, the app appears to have finally stabilized in the US, as we verified that it’s possible to consistently publish new videos and even have other people watch them. That hasn’t been a simple task since the service started having problems early Sunday morning, but on […]

Truth and AI in Minneapolis
Truth and AI in Minneapolis

When federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, video of the shooting – from lots of people, and lots of angles, with wildly varying levels of quality – immediately began to fly around the internet. This is what always happens in times like these, and there have unfortunately been a lot of […]

TikTok’s new US venture is in trouble – here are the 3 privacy-first apps people are flocking to instead

TikTok users are deleting the app in droves over privacy concerns, while smaller rivals are seeing a big boost in numbers.

TikTok is still down, here are all the latest updates
TikTok is still down, here are all the latest updates

More than a day after TikTok’s issues began, TikTok USDS says the problems are the result of a power outage at a data center and subsequent cascading systems failure. Starting early Sunday morning, TikTok’s now under new ownership US arm started breaking down just a couple of days after Oracle & Co took the reins. […]

Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

UpScrolled’s TikTok alternative is climbing up the App Store’s top charts.

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized

Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on open protocols, has had a busy weekend.

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

TikTok’s takeover in the US has prompted users to join an alternative social platform called UpScrolled. The app, which is available on Android and iOS, currently holds the 12th spot in Apple’s App Store, and it’s struggling to keep up with an influx of new traffic. “You showed up so fast our servers tapped out,” […]