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Conservative grifter and disgraced country musician Jason Aldean has been under the microscope for his maligned anti-protest track “Try That in a Small Town.” After a barrage of bad publicity accusing Aldean of promoting lynching and violence via the song’s lyrics and video, a TikTok user debunked Aldean’s claims that…

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TikTok is set to launch an e-commerce platform to sell Chinese-made goods to its millions of American users, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

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A 'bougie broke' guide full of intentionally bad suggestions for living the high life is getting knocked on Twitter. But people on TikTok are embracing the trend, and it says a lot about the world we live in.
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Gen Z's spending power is growing, and the retail industry is taking note. The cohort is staying up to date with fashion trends through TikTok, thrift stores, and dupes.

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TikTok is bringing text posts to its Camera page in a format that’s much like Instagram’s stories. Users can choose from a photo option, video, or text. The company announced the updated feature in a news release on Monday.

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'Bougie broke' is the latest financial trend sweeping the internet, and it's all about living large with a small budget.
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Videocall between young woman and man.
This seems like as good a time as any to be a bit delulu.
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TikTokers are broadcasting livestreams of themselves behaving like non-playable video game characters — and they are getting rich doing it.
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Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, is threatening to investigate insurance companies that leave the state. Patronis blames “wokeness” for the moves, not rampant lawsuits or climate change.

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