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Business
Welcome to CringeTok, Where Being Insufferable Can Be Lucrative
On TikTok, cringe comedy creators are gaining large followings and brand deals by impersonating terrible people.
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Business
As Older TikTok Creators Flourish, Brands Are Signing Them Up
No matter what their age or finances, some elder influencers are finding that being on the app can bring them…
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Politics
Driver’s Licenses, Addresses, Photos: Inside How TikTok Shares User Data
Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a messaging and collaboration tool called Lark, according…
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Business
Ex-ByteDance Executive Accuses Company of ‘Lawlessness’
The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content from rivals…
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Business
Do You Have Something to Share About TikTok?
The Times would like to hear from current and former employees, avid TikTok users, educators and parents.
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Business
Chinese Officials Flock to Twitter to Defend TikTok
The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its…
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World
Ocasio-Cortez Goes on TikTok to Argue Against Banning TikTok
She joined left-leaning colleagues to oppose a ban on the Chinese-owned app, which critics in both parties have said threatens…
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Business
TikTok’s C.E.O. Struggles to Make his Case in Washington
Lawmakers interrogated Shou Chew over the video app’s ties to the Chinese government in a hearing that suggests the company’s…
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Business
Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O. for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions
Lawmakers lambasted TikTok’s chief executive about the platform’s ties to China in a roughly five-hour hearing on Thursday, punctuating how…
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Business
Wanted: Interns Who Can Make TikTok Hits
When Mary Clare Lacke, a 20-year-old student at the University of Missouri, interned at Claire’s last summer, one of her…
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