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'Guys I lied on my resume': Social media managers are pleading with TikTok viewers to help save their jobs and it's working

Sun, 03/12/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider

clancy's auto body shop tiktok — A viral cat meme helped Joel Velazquez make a name for Clancy's Auto Body Shop on TikTok.
Clancy's Auto Body Shop/TikTok

marketing, Tech Insider, tiktok, Small Business, Viral stories, Social Media, Florida

TikTok's new Bold Glamour filter has gone viral for simulating 'mainstream beauty' but it's a reminder of how far AI has to go to integrate 'faces of color'

Sat, 03/11/2023 - 06:57

Tech Insider

The "Bold Glamour" version of me on the left and my minimal "no makeup" face on the right.
Lakshmi Varanasi

Tech Insider, tiktok, Filters, Beauty, Social Media, Influencers

BarkBox under fire, accused of stealing and posting TikToker's video without her consent: 'I'm furious'

Sat, 03/11/2023 - 05:30

Tech Insider

Screenshots of a TikToker accusing BarkBox of stealing her content. — Cecelia Fales claims BarkBox stole her video without her consent.
@ceceandherpups/TikTok

Retail, Tech Insider, Barkbox, tiktok, Influencers, Social Media

TikTok Whistleblower Tells Congress Data Protections Don't Stop Chinese Access

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 16:44

Gizmodo

A former TikTok employee turned whistleblower has reportedly met with multiple U.S. senators expressing concerns TikTok’s plan to secure U.S. user data won’t go far enough to stop possible Chinese espionage.

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Meta Isn’t Paying Influencers for Reels Any More

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 13:04

Gizmodo

Facebook and Instagram influencers are losing access to a big moneymaking program that was previously paying out thousands of dollars per vid. It was an effort to get more Instagram users interested in watching the social network’s short-form video format Reels.