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Unlicensed Instagram and TikTok influencers offering financial advice could face jail time, Asic warns

Popularity of ‘finfluencers’ providing stock tips and flaunting lavish lifestyles is rising as younger demographic looks to invest

The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2022

America’s 30 most Googled slang terms

Ever wonder what "simp" or "stan" mean? You've come to the right place

Salon · Mar 21, 2022

'I moved out & into a London penthouse aged 17 after my lockdown hobby went viral'

Issey Moloney might be young, but she's already carved out a successful career as a social media star after gaining 3 million TikTok followers when she started making videos in lockdown

Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2022

TikTok was ‘just a dancing app’. Then the Ukraine war started

Many features make the platform susceptible to disinformation as world leaders try to harness influencers’ power for good

The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2022

How a TikTok video of a woman chained up in a backyard shed sparked worldwide debate about China's shadowy human trafficking industry

Chinese activists are calling on Beijing to tackle the human trafficking industry after a TikTok video of a woman with her neck chained to the wall of a backyard shed went viral.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2022

Glasgow student sparks controversy in TikTok video claiming Edinburgh is best

Keano caused controversy by posting a video on social media platform TikTok on Friday claiming that his home city of Edinburgh trumped Glasgow in almost every category.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 19, 2022

Chicago-area LGBTQ+ high school students shot with gel pellets in what officials say is latest TikTok challenge

CHICAGO — Two Barrington High School students who are members of the LGBTQ+ community were allegedly targeted in a pellet gun shooting on campus this week in an incident officials say is likely related to the latest TikTok challenge breaking out across the U.S.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 19, 2022

Woman starts debate over unusual way her boyfriend puts his socks together

A woman has gone viral on TikTok after she revealed the odd way her boyfriend puts his socks together in a video that has been viewed more than 4.6 million times

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2022

'Minds blown' after people realise what ridges around Ritz Crackers are actually for

TikTok users are saying the famous crackers have a hidden function.

Daily Record · Mar 19, 2022

Real history of the TikTok alley in Liverpool city centre

Alex set up his social media after coming home to a "completely different city"

Liverpool Echo · Mar 19, 2022