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A new report by Forbes has shed more light on how videos go viral on TikTok, with employees of the company revealing they have the power to manually boost clips to give them a wider reach on the platform. According to six current and former employees of TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, a feature referred to internally […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets A Florida high school has come under fire over a racist Snapchat video featuring white students. According to News4Jax, parents […]
TikTok confirmed Wednesday that the platform has begun testing out a Stories-like feature that is called, you guessed it, “TikTok Stories,” The Verge reports. “We’re always thinking about new ways to bring value to our community and enrich the TikTok experience,” a spokesperson for TikTok told Variety in a statement. “Currently we’re experimenting with ways to give creators additional formats […]
Two Florida men are facing charges of armed robbery after allegedly discussing their crime on Facebook messenger before and after it was committed. 23-year-old Patrick Smith is being held without bond after prior bonds for felony possession of ammunition and resisting arrest were revoked. 22-year-old Darquez Manning remains in custody, though his bond was set at $50,000. Authorities claim a friend […]
Ex-Disney star Kyle Massey, known for playing Cory Baxter on That’s So Raven and starring in spin-off Cory in the House, is being sought by authorities after missing his arraignment hearing regarding the immoral communication with a minor allegation against him. The hearing was scheduled for Monday morning in Washington’s King County, but Massey never arrived. The judge ended up signing a $100,000 […]
Former Disney star Kyle Massey, known for his roles on both That’s So Raven and Cory in the House as Cory Baxter, has been charged with a felony after a 13-year-old girl he allegedly knew claims he sent pornographic material to her over Snapchat. Massey is being charged with one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes, according […]
An investigation has been launched in response to a Snapchat post showing three Colorado high school students reenacting the murder of George Floyd, Denver Post reports. “Yesterday, we were made aware of a highly-offensive photo taken on school grounds and posted to social media that did not reflect our school’s high standards of respect, character […]
A Texas school district says it’s taking disciplinary action against a group of high school students who allegedly held a mock “slave auction” on Snapchat. The Aledo Independent School District confirmed the racist stunt was carried out by students from the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus. CNN obtained screenshots from the Snapchat group, reportedly titled “N***** Auction,” where students pretended […]
In an attempt to catch up with social media trends and bounce back from a dip in popularity, Snapchat introduced a new feature called Spotlight back in November that would allow users to upload short videos like TikTok or Instagram Reels. As an incentive to draw in creators, Snapchat announced its plan to award users […]
Donald Trump‘s Snapchat account will be gone for good. On Wednesday, the social media platform announced it will permanently ban the president beginning on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden will officially take office. The news comes one week after Snapchat locked Trump’s account “indefinitely,” citing concerns over his rhetoric that could potentially incite another riot. […]
