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A New AI-Powered TikTok Filter Raises Concern: NPR End-shutdown
The filter makes users look younger and more glamorous. Some TikTokers are concerned that the tool promotes unrealistic beauty standards. (Story aired on All Things Considered on March 8, 2023.) STEVE INSKEEP, ANCHOR: What you see on social media is not necessarily real life. Many people use filters when they post photos on social media […]
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‘Ashfall’: TikTok reverse engineers Liithos’ new video game End-shutdown
Whether it’s a hit TV show like HBO’s “The Last of Us” or an interactive theme park like Universal Studios’ Super Nintendo World, video games are ripe for adaptation and reinterpretation. But what if the game does not have an IP set? What if the game hasn’t been released yet? With “Ashfall,” Liithos CEO and […]
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The latest TikTok trend is… showing off your boobs End-shutdown
BuzzFeed News managed to find more than 20 Foopah challenge videos within an hour of being on the platform, only to show more on the For You page because of that commitment. (BuzzFeed News will not link to or embed any videos other than Andrews’, as we cannot guarantee that all users participating in the […]
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The European Commission bans staff from using TikTok on work devices End-shutdown
The , the executive wing of the European Union, has been banned from the devices it owns. He also asked his staff to remove the app from personal phones and tablets that are part of his mobile device service; in other words, whatever device they use to work. “This measure aims to protect the Commission […]