TikTok

• The TikTok ban got delayed again, but Trump says the deal to create new, U.S.-owned app is done
• TikTok says its search engine usage rivals Google among Gen Z

  TikTok has shared more stats that describe how Gen Z consumers use the app as a multimedia search engine -- especially in some categories.

  
• The White House is bringing MAGA memes to TikTok

  The White House has launched an official TikTok account, where memes featuring President Donald Trump are being proliferated.

  
• TikTok’s college-centric update is a nod to OG Facebook

  TikTok is hearkening back to the first iteration of Facebook with a feature that allows users to connect their accounts to their colleges.

  
• TikTok’s new biz? Selling hotel rooms–and paying creators who help fill them
• TikTok learned that building a music service is hard, so it’s integrating YouTube instead
• TikTok wants its fact-checking to be user-generated, too
• On a new European app, TikTok tips the scales in favor of “joyful and entertaining content”
• Some social media trends have real consequences. This one cost New York City $17 million.
• TikTok is crediting the songwriters behind the FYP’s biggest hits
• TikTok yanks funding from Canadian cultural institutions ahead of potential shutdown
• TikTok to debut a U.S.-locked app as Trump says sale is “pretty much” done