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Topic: TikTok

Are TikTok users migrating to UpScrolled?

Developed by Palestinian-Jordanian-Australian entrepreneur Issam Hijazi, the app ranked 6th among social media platforms on Google Play in the US in January.

How reels, shorts & TikTok clips can reduce focus

Research links fast-paced short-form video use with weaker attention, poor sleep and higher anxiety in young users.

Those ‘what I eat in a day’ videos aren’t fun. They do more harm than good

Very few of these creators have formal qualifications in health or nutrition, increasing the potential for misinformation.

Gen-Z is split down the middle. One side grew up on TikTok, the other yearns for Tumblr

Younger Gen-Zs envy their elder siblings. Not for the fashion, but for the ability to be unapologetically cringe. Back then, cringe wasn’t a crime, it was a rite of passage.

Trump hints at ending tariff tit-for-tat with China, TikTok deal on hold

The US president said China had been in touch since the imposition of tariffs and expressed optimism that they could reach a deal.

Trump 2.0 working to save TikTok, in talks with multiple people about app purchase

The White House is at the helm of negotiations for part-selling of the app between its Chinese owner ByteDance & potential buyers in US. A deal could be reached in 30 days.

TikTok unavailable to new users in US, awaits return to app stores

TikTok resumed services after Trump’s assurance that the company and its partners would not face hefty fines to keep the app running.

Trump orders TikTok reprieve, demands 50 percent US ownership of Chinese app

It would be unprecedented for the US government to demand an equity stake in a major company in exchange for approving its continued use.

Trump’s TikTok deal for China is a way to show gratitude for election win—and benefit Musk

During a rally-style speech, Trump said 'we need to save TikTok,'. However, he warned Chinese company ByteDance that without his executive order, TikTok risked being shut down.

Amid heat on TikTok in the US, users begin exploring alternatives like RedNote, Clapper

TikTok was removed from Apple & Google’s app stores Saturday ahead of a federal ban in US targeting the platform. Trump says he'll restore app's access upon returning to power today.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.