TikTok

• TikTok and iHeartMedia are launching a radio station and a podcast network. Here’s the initial creator lineup.
• Gen Z’s negative feelings about TikTok are starting to affect their usage habits

  65% of Gen Z is on TikTok daily, according to Harris Poll, but opinions about the app have become more negative.

  
• A study of 406 TikTok users found that 97% of them have followed a recipe they found on the app

  Through algorithmic and creator-driven influences, TikTok has a massive effect on its users' eating habits. Is that a good thing?

  
• “In the Mix” shows off TikTok’s pop music power. What can it do as a podcast?

  TikTok wants to use its commanding position in the recording industry to assist its podcast push. Can it stay 'In the Mix'?

  
• U.S. TikTok has a “Local Feed” that can harness your precise user data (if you want)
• TikTok wants advertisers to buy into big events. At the Super Bowl, it will show what it can do.
• Microdramas are blowing up, so TikTok launched a new app dedicated to them
• What’s next for 2026? TikTok says “curiosity detours” will captivate us.
• Parents want to moderate their kids’ screen time. TikTok’s new calendar is helping.
• As TikTok prepares for U.S. deal, it says goodbye to its first Global Head of Creators
• Can Paramount use “secret screenings” for TikTokers to get Gen Z into movie theaters?
• TikTok puts key dates on the calendar to give brands a heads up (and promote its ad products)