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• TikTok Shop promises many Happy Returns as holiday season sales ramp up
• Some TikTok users trust medical influencers more than their own doctors

  A study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University found that some TikTok users trust medical creators more than doctors.

  
• TikTok is using a global placement network and agentic AI to plan a big ad push in 2027

  The TikTok Ad Network, a global service that brings spots to third-party apps, is coming to the U.S. TikTok also announced agentic AI tools.

  
• TikTok’s 2025 economic impact included support for 410,000 jobs in the U.S.

  TikTok published its latest economic impact report in the United States, where it continues to support local businesses.

  
• Meta’s ads asked TikTok to follow its lead on safety. TikTok rejected them.
• TikTok has new ways to comment (that make it feel more like Instagram)
• TikTok is bringing the battle for sports fan attention back to the NFL gridiron
• The internet is waxing nostalgic, so TikTok’s song of the summer is a blast from the past
• What’s hot on TikTok LIVE? You can find out through a new newsletter.
• New details emerge regarding TikTok’s rumored plan to support direct payments
• As YouTube airs Eurovision, TikTok brings back in-house music contest
• TikTok’s return to U.S. government devices represents easing tensions