Iowa sued TikTok on Wednesday, accusing the video-based social media app of misrepresenting the prevalence of inappropriate content on the platform to avoid parental controls. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok falsely claims there is only infrequent or mild sexual content and nudity, profanity or crude humor, mature and suggestive themes, and alcohol, tobacco or drug … Read more
An illegally-parked and clamped Tesla car is lifted up on to a towing lorry in Victoria, on 20th October 2023, in London, England.Photo: Richard Baker / In Pictures (Getty Images) With a traditional internal combustion car a dead battery is a simple fix, but when a Tesla Model S has a dead main battery, many … Read more
Logos of online social media and social networking sites displayed on a smartphone screen on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As more businesses turn to social media to sell their merchandise, online shoppers in Singapore are exploring new buying experiences — and Gen … Read more
The Sephora employee attributes some of Drunk Elephant’s popularity to the brand’s unique, colorful packaging: “Their moisturizers dispense differently than typical products, so the packaging itself has that surface area to mix products. Those testers are usually a disaster!” Though the employee hasn’t personally dealt with the less-than-pretty behavior getting shared online, they have noted … Read more
Peloton has launched a partnership with TikTok. Courtesy of: Peloton Peloton launched a partnership with TikTok on Thursday as part of its strategy to change its public perception and attract a broader array of customers as sales and profits fall. The partnership will create a new fitness hub on the social media platform dubbed “#TikTokFitness … Read more
TikTok has become the go-to source for beauty advice. But viral trends aren’t always safe to try at home. HuffPost asked the experts to comment on the best and worst beauty trends from the app this year. Which ones should we try and which ones steer clear of? The Best Red Light Therapy Those scary-looking … Read more
Photo: JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / Contributor (Getty Images) Cruise ships are floating ecological disasters that mostly take you from tourist trap to tourist trap, but hey, at least you get to tell people you visited multiple countries on one vacation. And while drinks packages cost more than $100 a day, you can’t even bring any weed … Read more
Love is patient, but in this case, not so kind. Earlier this month, Samuel Foree, a Louisville-based wedding videographer, posted an edited version of one of his client’s recent wedding vows to his bride on Instagram. The groom’s raunchy — and seemingly sole — vow to his bride has since gone so viral that it … Read more
“Skin streaming,” or cutting down your skin care routine to just the essentials, is having a moment on TikTok. It harkens back to the days of the “three-step routine,” something original Proactiv users will recognize from the cleanser, toner and moisturizer approach of the early 2000s. Streamlining also feels like a backlash against the 10-step … Read more
Clare Walker, a 23-year-old in Brooklyn, has racked up about $700 worth of gift cards or, in her words, “free money,” by referring her contacts to Flip. “There were definitely some people who I haven’t really kept up with since high school, but I was like, ‘Hey, add me on Flip. Here’s a free 75 … Read more
