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• Creators are pushing drugs like Ozempic as weight-loss solutions. Now TikTok is cracking down.
• TikTok invites users to share “stories, poems, lyrics, and other written content” with text posts

  TikTok has delivered a new format to its users by introducing text posts, which can be enhanced with stickers and Sounds.

  
• In a survey of LGBTQ youth of color, TikTok emerges as most-trusted social platform

  A survey conducted by The Trevor Project found that LGBTQ young people of color feel most comfortable on TikTok vs. other social platforms.

  
• TikTok Music comes to three more countries, but it still hasn’t arrived in the U.S.

  TikTok Music is now available in Australia, Mexico, and Singapore, but users in the U.S. still can't access the Spotify competitor.

  
• Lemon8 is the latest buzzy app from ByteDance. Are U.S. users losing interest?
• TikTok kicks off FIFA partnership ahead of 2023 Women’s World Cup
• TikTok is coming to 3,000 Redbox kiosks across the U.S.
• Physical pop-ups, business hubs, and product discoveries: TikTok’s ecommerce empire is growing
• TikTok’s STEM feed has increased traffic on relevant hashtags by 30%
• Are TikTok users losing interest in the app’s search engine capabilities?
• TikTok’s “Creative Challenge” pays creators to produce video ads
• TikTok helps its users profit from ecommerce. Now it’s starting to ship and sell products itself.