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Disgusting moment woman poos on café floor before unsuspecting man slips on it

The horrifying video shows the woman casually making her way into the eatery before adjusting her dress - at which point something drops out the bottom of it.

Daily Record · Jul 21, 2022

TikTok shoppers love PLT’s ‘dress of dreams’ that's 'perfect for date night'

Need a dress for date nights this summer? Look no further than PrettyLittleThing's popular cream ribbed dress

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

Mum gets 1m views after video of cleavage steals spotlight from son's birthday

"I think it's mostly down to the angle of the video. She was filming from above and I was crouching down a little bit."

Wales Online · Jul 21, 2022

Tiktok shoppers go wild for PLT ‘dress of dreams’ that's 'perfect for date night'

The retailer says they've sold more than 130 dresses today alone

Manchester Evening News · Jul 21, 2022

Gossip can scandalise, entertain and keep us safe – so why are we ashamed of liking it?

The internet has transformed how we get our ‘goss’, with Instagram account DeuxMoi, podcast ‘Normal Gossip’, and TikTok ‘tea channels’ replacing celebrity print magazines, and ‘blind’ items the new normal. Isobel Lewis explores why we still love ‘dirt’ so much – and wonders if celebrities are getting more boring.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

TikTok owner spends record $2.14 million on US lobbying

WASHINGTON: ByteDance Inc, the Chinese parent company of social media video streaming sensation TikTok, spent a record $2.14 million on lobbying during the second quarter as it sought to fend off escalating congressional attacks over its privacy and security practices.

The Times of India · Jul 21, 2022

TikTok is fastest growing news source for UK adults, Ofcom finds

App is used by 7% of adults for news with nearly half turning to TikTokers rather than conventional outlets for updates

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022

Is there anything better than Keke Palmer on a press tour? Nope

From the creative genius who brought you "Kate Winslet, and you know what you did" and "Sorry to this man" comes a whole slew of fresh viral content culled from the press tour for Jordan Peele's latest film, "Nope."

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022

What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They’re all hyper-collectors

You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken by in-store surveillance cameras and stored in an online database. Each time you return to that store, your “faceprint” is compared with those of people wanted for shoplifting or…

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022

Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences?

By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy debate concerns one of the world’s most popular apps among young people – TikTok.

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022