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Perez Hilton taken to hospital after appearing to harm himself: police

  • Aug 5

Influencer charged in alleged plot to murder singer in LA

  • May 20
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TikTok antagonist allegedly stabs 17-year-old to death: Police

  • May 1
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US hockey player slams White House TikTok as 'clearly fake'

  • Feb 27

NU freshman's journey from TikTok star to college basketball player

  • Feb 24

Pie from Ace Hardware store: Yay or nay?

  • Feb 16

9-year-old severely burned after following TikTok trend, hospital says

  • Feb 4

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  • Feb 1

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Trump signs deal to hand TikTok to US investors

  • Sep 25, 2025
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  • Jun 13, 2025
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TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. TikTok was one of three companies - along with Instagram and YouTube - facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

  • Jan 27

TikTok finalizes deal to keep operating in US

TikTok said Thursday it completed the deal to spin off its U.S. operations -- concluding a yearslong battle over access to the wildly popular video app for U.S. users.

  • Jan 23
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6 families sue TikTok over deaths of their children after apparent 'choking challenge'

The case centers on those six families whose children aged 11 to 17 allegedly took part in a choking challenge after seeing videos on the popular app. All died in recent years.

  • Jan 19

Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said.

  • Jan 16

Woman charged in Zion pedestrian death while allegedly livestreaming on TikTok released from custody

A woman accused of livestreaming herself on TikTok while driving as she struck and killed a man walking in the north suburbs has now been released from custody after she was initially ordered to remain detained, according to court records.

  • Dec 26, 2025