A millennial whose TikTok business generated $100,000 in sales said a ban on the app could doom his business. But he's developing a backup plan.

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Chad Spangler says most of his customers find his business through TikTok.

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TikTok Is Allegedly Working on a New Photo App and Its Icon Looks Awfully Familiar

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Never let it be said that an impending national app ban and swarming billionaire vultures ever stopped TikTok from plowing ahead.

TikTok's growth rate has collapsed. 'Life' may be getting in the way for its younger users.

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A composite of images taken from TikTok which show a visibly upset woman alongside a caption which asks how people working a 9-to-5 job have time for their life.
A young woman was upset about her first 9-to-5 job after college.

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People can't believe an NYC studio with an open shower in the kitchen costs this much

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The doorless shower opens up into the kitchen and is right next to studios front door.
The doorless shower opens up into the kitchen and is right next to studios front door.

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Temu is the biggest advertiser on Meta. What could go wrong?

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Temu spent $2 billion on ads on Meta last year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Gen Zers want you to know they are sick of extravagant influencer brand trips

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Gen Z is tired of seeing influencers sent on lavish trips for free (stock image).

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Elon Musk gloats after Meta resorted to announcing an Instagram and Facebook outage on X

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Elon Musk (left) and Mark Zuckerberg (right).
Elon Musk mocked the rival tech company in a series of posts.

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Instagram now lets you edit the cringey DMs that you immediately regret sending

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Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage against a blue background.
Instagram's messaging feature has become a key priority for the company.

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Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues are fixed after an apparent outage earlier

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Users reported difficulties logging in to their Facebook accounts.

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The Greatest App of All Time Day 5: Snapchat vs. Vine

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Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Flappy Bird punched above its weight in yesterday’s contest but ultimately folded and with 54 percent of the vote, iMessage advances to the next round. Today, the Dick Pic app goes toe-to-toe with the short-form video…

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