TikTok

• TikTok faces $29 million fine for allegedly collecting personal data from kids
• TikTok just upped its video descriptions to 2,200 characters. Here’s why.

  By Google's own admission, TikTok (and other platforms like Instagram and Snapchat) are sapping traffic from major parts of its business like Search and Google Maps.

  
• TikTok’s prompting users to post candid content–just like BeReal

  
• Ahead of the midterm elections, TikTok reminds users it’s not cool with paid political ads

  TikTok is getting the jump on touting its election integrity policies.

  
• “TikTok Music” might actually become a thing
• If you know a teenager, there’s a 95% chance they use YouTube
• TikTok’s Black-owned business accelerator is back for its third year
• Lawmakers are leery of TikTok. But Democrats are still using it to connect with constituents.
• TikTok and YouTube are Gen Z’s trusted sources for financial advice, according to a new survey
• More and more people are turning to TikTok for news
• TikTok’s security chief is stepping back
• Kids are spending 91 minutes a day on TikTok–and 56 minutes on YouTube