This week I am highlighting my very favourite sort of pretend information story: the sort the place folks suppose a youngsters’s toy is main the wee ones into Devil’s clutches. The toys underneath scrutiny this time are Labubu dolls, these massively well-liked, sort-of-ugly collectible monster figures which have gone world, spreading lately like an opulent…
We might earn a fee from hyperlinks on this web page. Scroll by way of FitTok (aka “Health TikTok”) and you may inevitably stumble throughout somebody standing on what appears to be like like a big, vibrating platform, promising it is the key to easy health. These vibration plates are a relentless wellness development, with…
This week’s journey into the cultural unconscious of youthful folks is bleaker than standard. The memes are extra chaotic, the Pokémon playing cards are more durable to get, and the ex-boyfriends are by some means worse than standard. From the unexplainable “Darkish Mango psychology” to TikTok’s parade of horribles, this week’s youth tradition has the…
Social media is rife with content material that captures animal lovers’ consideration, and scammers are capitalizing on this with campaigns that solicit donations to faux charitable causes. The Higher Enterprise Bureau (BBB) is alerting customers to a brand new rip-off on TikTok that purports to promote handmade crafts in an effort to increase funds for…
So I used to be innocently doom-scrolling on TikTok (as one does), when BAM! Tortilla Cinnamon Rolls hit me like a cinnamon sugar freight prepare. These viral tortilla cinnamon rolls had been in all places. Rolling throughout my FYP like they owned the place. Sooner or later, I swear, even my canine was taking a…
TikTok is giving customers extra choices to personalize their For You feeds, so you’ll be able to see extra of what you need and fewer of what you do not. The platform is rolling out “Handle Matters,” a brand new function that piloted within the U.S. final yr and is now accessible to customers globally….
In recent times, TikTok has turn into a main goal for scammers and cyber attackers spreading varied types of malware, and the most recent shady marketing campaign promotes tutorial movies that trick customers into downloading infostealers to their gadgets through ClickFix assaults. The scheme, recognized by Development Micro and reported by Bleeping Pc, instructs customers…
Accessibility options constructed into units and apps are important for making tech simpler to make use of. Apple lately introduced a collection of latest and expanded accessibility updates—like Accessibility Reader and improved Braille assist—coming to its units later this 12 months. TikTok is now rolling out a handful of latest options to make its platform…
TikTok is becoming a member of the ranks of social networks with Group Notes packages, which permit customers so as to add context, corrections, and extra info to posts on the platform. The brand new characteristic is known as Footnotes, and it will likely be rolled out first on short-form movies within the U.S. TikTok…
Within the UK, younger individuals (YP) who’re scuffling with moderate-to-severe psychological well being signs are sometimes referred to Baby and Adolescent Psychological Well being Companies (CAMHS), that are specialist companies throughout the NHS designed to assist YP with emotional, behavioural, and psychological well being difficulties. Nonetheless, it’s well-known that the demand for CAMHS far outstrips…