After quickly gaining more than half a million followers by sharing glimpses into her life as a “plain” woman — a term used to describe sects such as the Amish or Mennonites — TikTok influencer Sarah Joy Nelson abruptly left the platform last week, signing off with an ambiguous apology. …
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H arry Daniels and his sister Madeline are sitting in the lobby of the Edition Hotel in West Hollywood waiting for Dua Lipa’s publicists one Friday morning. It’s a busy press day for Lipa after she announced her new album, Radical Optimism. I’m at the Edition to interview the pop …
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A TikTok rapper has been ordered to pay Sony Music just over $800,000 for copyright infringement involving one of his songs, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Last year, Sony sued Trefuego, a 20-year-old Arizona resident whose real name is Dantreal Clark-Rainbolt, over his 2019 song “90mh.” The song …
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Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who led the charge on a bill that couldeffectively ban TikTokwithin the country — on the basis that China can “surveil its users” — plans to take up a post with the American surveillance company and defense contractor Palantir, Forbes reported. Earlier on Friday, the Wisconsin …
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Many of the videos on Isabella Ma’s TikTok page feature the same approximate thumbnail: a grinning Ma, with razor-sharp cheekbones, stick-straight black hair, and flawlessly appointed eyebrows, her mouth wide open, poised to take a bite out of a giant stick of butter, as if it were a freshly peeled …
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In Oprah Winfrey’s newest television special Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution, the celebrated television host tells the crowd that when she got over the excitement of first appearing on the cover of TV Guide, she noticed a demeaning headline referencing her weight. “Bumpy, lumpy, and downright dumpy,” the …
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok in the United States. The vote came with President Joe Biden’s support, amid a warning from his administration that China had used the popular social media platform to try to influence the 2022 midterm elections — …
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The House of Representatives advanced a bill that couldeffectively ban TikTokwithin the United States this week and the reaction has so far been extremely critical. Last night, late-night hosts weight in on the potential ban, with The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon asking, “Can you imagine if TikTok was banned?” …
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When Abbey Romeo, 25, was little, her favorite Disney princess was Ariel from The Little Mermaid. “She’s a mermaid who wanted to be with the humans, just like how I wanted to be with neurotypical people,” she says. “And when she finally became human, she couldn’t talk. She felt isolated …
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Donald Trump kicked off Monday morning bright and early with a wide-ranging interview on CNBC, during which he reminded viewers that a second Trump term would bring massive cuts to the entitlements they’ve been paying into for decades. “There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in …
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