Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
[ad_1] In the drawn out contract battle between TikTok and Universal Music Group, a high profile exemption has been made for Taylor Swift. A few of her songs became available…
Did Social Media Kill the Pop Song?
[ad_1] Not everyone is buying it. Despite the study’s findings, “I don’t believe hip-hop lyrics are more angry,” says Dame Aubrey, head of A&R for CMG Records and Management, a…
A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?
[ad_1] Despite not holding a senior position, Goziker claims that his main job at TikTok was “overseeing” Project Texas to ensure the social media app’s plan to secure US user…
How Social Media Turned Into a Shopping Mall
[ad_1] Michael Calore: I’m going to go watch a bunch of shorts and see what I get served and I’ll report back. Lauren Goode: Hims and Hers? Michael Calore: Yeah,…
AI-Generated Spoofs of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Are Flooding Instagram and TikTok
[ad_1] The blending of the real and unreal could explain why some faux-Drag Race followers get so passionate about what they’re seeing on their feeds. Michael says he “lives for…
TikTok Shop’s Era of Super Subsidies Is Ending
[ad_1] The days of buying ultracheap stuff on TikTok Shop may be winding down. Starting today, the fees TikTok charges sellers increase from 2 percent to 6 percent of the…
My Boyfriend Won’t Stop Meditating!
[ad_1] My boyfriend says he must meditate for one hour every day. Why does this annoy me so much? He works in tech, if that’s relevant. —Seeking Enlightenment Dear Seeking,…
Kate Middleton Conspiracists Are Recreating the Streisand Effect
[ad_1] Group chats, including at least one of mine, can’t get enough. #KateGate—loosely, a collection of theories around the whereabouts and well-being of Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales—presently seems…
A Topsy-Turvy Online Election
[ad_1] Hey, everyone! Welcome to the first edition of the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter. I’m Makena Kelly, a senior politics writer at WIRED, and I’m so glad you’re here. After…
No One Knows What TikTok Is
[ad_1] “Most of these push notifications went to minor children, and these minor children were flooding our offices with phone calls,” Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois told CBS News. “Basically…