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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicTikTok videos

Topic: TikTok videos

TikTok became ‘new radio’ by giving breakthroughs to artists. But it’s bad for musical diversity

Only some songs hit the sweet spot for TikTok. Its algorithms favour videos featuring challenges, simple choreography and straightforward messages.

‘Age has nothing to do with success’: Pakistani musician-actor Basit Malik

Malik uses his platform to not only endorse brands via sponsorship but also to inspire people to strive and achieve their dreams.

Who are Kili and Neema, the Tanzanian TikTokers praised by Modi during his Mann Ki Baat address

The siblings sing along to popular Indian songs and recreate scenes from Indian films and television shows. They have over 2 million followers on TikTok & Instagram.

Pakistani TikTok star lip job half-done, says FIA froze her bank account midway

Popular TikToker Hareem Shah was undergoing a lip filler procedure in UK when the FIA froze her bank account in Pakistan.

How TikTok’s unorthodox advertising attracted social misfits and weird niche subcultures

In 'Attention Factory', writer and speaker Matthew Brennan documents the complete story of TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance.

Delhi Police wanted ban on TikTok for its ‘misuse’ in February riots, but govt ignored it

Delhi Police wanted to ban TikTok as it was allegedly being used to spread misinformation during the riots. It sent the file to the home ministry in March, but no action was taken then.

TikTok sensation streams video of his house, clothes to prove he is not ‘faking’ poverty

Arman Rathod's video on 15 May, where he is seen dancing to the Hrithik Roshan song 'you are my soniya', went viral on social media.

TikTok’s Play Store rating drops to 2 after app carries video ‘glorifying’ acid attack

The hashtag #BanTikTok started trending after popular TikToker Faizal Siddiqui's video on 'acid attack' went viral on social media.

Sudhir Chaudhury’s strange boast, a fearless Yashwant Sinha & a positive Amitabh Bachchan

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Mystery shrouds Noida teen’s ‘suicide over TikTok likes’, police suspect peer pressure

The youth hung himself from the ceiling fan in his room Thursday. He had created an account on TikTok just a day before.

On Camera

Carnatic musicians indulged TM Krishna for too long. Boycott is just a start

Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.