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Canadian Federal Government Bans TikTok Business Operations In Canada
The federal government has officially ordered TikTok to cease all business operations in Canada, citing national security concerns. While the app will still be available for Canadian users, TikTok’s offices in Toronto and Vancouver have been ordered to shut down.
Tick-Tock, Goes TikTok’s Clock
Over 2 years after former US president Donald Trump first suggested banning TikTok from American devices, a bill to ban the popular social media app has been signed into law.
SATIRE | Things To Do Instead Of Doom-Scrolling
Doomscrolling may ignite an attraction to the Baylor Tutoring Center guy as he explains meiosis, but it will not help you get the grade you want in biology. Instead of wasting precious hours on TikTok, or worse, Reels, try doing these things to help satisfy those dopamine receptors!
Ontario School Boards Sue Social Media Companies for $4.5B
Five major Ontario School Boards have filed a $4.5 billion lawsuit against Snapchat, ByteDance and Meta, which collectively targets popular social media platforms TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, for allegedly “rewir[ing] the way children think, behave, and learn, leaving educators and schools to manage the fallout,” as stated in a press release.
PROFILE | The “Face” Behind Faces of Vancouver
Over the past few months, anyone scrolling through Instagram or TikTok may have had the pleasure of finding an account called Faces of Vancouver. The account (known as @faces_of_vancouver on Instagram and @facesofvancouver on TikTok) is a video diary of Vancouver.
Attention Spans Have Shortened with the Rise of Social Media
Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of “short-form” videos has increased explosively across social media platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Now, three years past their initial growth, experts are debating the effect of short-form videos on the attention spans of their biggest consumer: teenagers.
Politicians Call for U.S. TikTok Ban
Some American politicians are calling for a nationwide ban on the social media app TikTok. TikTok and ByteDance have been facing calls for bans from critics for almost three years now, out of fear that China may use the app to steal data from Americans on the platform.
ANALYSIS: Singh For Me? A Look at the NDP Leader’s Use of TikTok
In the months leading up to September 2021’s federal election, Singh amassed nearly 850,000 followers and a cumulative 8.1 million likes on his official TikTok account, @thejagmeetsingh.