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TikTok Boom: How Gen Z is covering the threat of nuclear war

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has much of the world on edge, with fears that things might escalate into a worldwide armed conflict; and, given some remarks that have come out of Russia, anxieties about nuclear war are higher than ...

Ukrainian TikTokers are taking abandoned Russian tanks for a drive

War and the media have a curious relationship. While the First and Second World Wars were primarily relayed via newspapers, radio and cinema newsreels, the later wars in Vietnam and the Gulf were broadcast directly into the home on round-the-clock ...

Who is Ava Majury? The TikTok star pursued by a gunman

Countless young TikTok users daydream about the kind of popularity and financial success enjoyed by Florida teenager Ava Majury – but no one in their right mind would ever want to attract the kind of fanatical attention this unfortunate child ...

Has Spotify taken down Joe Rogan? Controversial podcast disappears

Joe Rogan’s channel disappeared from Spotify this weekend, alarming followers of the podcasting provocateur and leading many to speculate that his relationship with the streaming platform may not be as secure as previously thought. All episodes of podcast The Joe ...

Why is predator edp445theog allowed on TikTok? The app’s safety remains questionable

A once-popular vlogger banned from YouTube after revelations of predatory behaviour toward minors has unexpectedly resurfaced on TikTok, and promptly gone viral. This raises serious questions about how safe TikTok really is, at a time when the social media platform ...

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The 8 best Wordle variants to get your five-letter fix

It seems fair to suggest that at no point in the history of civilisation has humanity been so fixated on the use of five-letter words. Launched in October 2021, in a scant few months Wordle has become an obsession of ...

“If you want my advice, don’t take my advice” – Joe Rogan turns down $100m offer to leave Spotify

Controversial podcaster Joe Rogan has declined an offer of $100 million to move his show The Joe Rogan Experience from Spotify to Rumble, stating that “Spotify has hung in with me, inexplicably, let’s see what happens.” Rogan, also a stand-up ...

TikTok finally moves against disordered eating, removes 91 million videos

TikTok has announced that it’s cracking down on videos promoting abnormal and unhealthy eating after a long campaign by disordered eating support groups, politicians and regulators. More than a billion people worldwide have downloaded TikTok, with the platform having long ...