I ditched my corporate job to start livestreaming on TikTok full-time, and I've more than doubled my income this month

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Jotham Lim is a full-time livestreamer, who sells products like home appliances on TikTok Shop.
Jotham Lim is a full-time livestreamer, who sells products like home appliances on TikTok Shop.

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Consumers are pushing back on being asked to buy more stuff with 'no-spend 2024'

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A composite of images taken from TikTok which show three social media users posing alongside text that list the items they wont be buying in 2024.
Some TikTokers pledged to cut back on fast food and streaming services in the new year.

TikTok: @miawestrap, @nobuy2024, @anisaanorve

Elon Musk Is Dangerously Close to Losing The Tesla Hoe

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This week, Tesla made an abrupt change to its in-vehicle entertainment system interface, appearing to cut Disney+ out of the rotation of apps that could be accessed by users.

Gen Z recruits in the US Army are taking to TikTok to complain about the food, pay, and body shaming

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Trainees complete the sand hill obstacle course
The US Army fell 10,000 short of its recruiting goals in 2023.

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I got paid to let TikTok users decide how I spent my money for a month. Their choices surprised me.

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Rana Ahmed dressed as a burrito for Halloween.

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A Parisian wine bar banned TikTokers and hired a bouncer to control crowds after it became an unwilling viral sensation

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Folderol's bouncer/greeter outside the bar in Paris
Folderol's "greeter" outside the wine bar in Paris, France.

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TikTokers claim the Filet-O-Fish sandwich is noticeably smaller, citing 'shrinkflation.' But McDonald's maintains its 'size and build' hasn't changed in decades.

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TikTok screenshots of two men in their cars holding a Filet-O-Fish sandwich in their hands to demonstrate its relative size.
A number of TikTokers said the roughly 60-year-old sandwich is now looking 'slider'-sized.

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Gen Z is the 'dupe' generation

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Gen Z'ers engaging in online shopping, using browsers that display designer bags with budget-friendly price tags

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Sci-fi writer who got caught review-bombing her rival authors fesses up, loses book deal

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hands holding one-star rating paper
Cait Corrain said a psychological breakdown pushed her to create fake profiles leaving negative reviews.

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Gen Z has discovered a whole new source for news

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A Tiktoker brings the latest news.
Young people on TikTok learn about what's happening from a hodgepodge of alternative sources, from news commentary influencers to purportedly on-the-ground "citizen journalists."

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