A strange new TikTok trend called 'sludge content' has Gen Z hooked

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"Sludge content" is taking over TikTok.

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The debate over banning TikTok has been poisoned by anti-Asian rhetoric

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress in March, starting a discussion about the anti-Asian rhetoric surrounding TikTok.

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Elon Musk appeared to quietly change the way customers pay for Twitter Blue in Europe after being accused of breaking rules about how its prices were displayed

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Elon Musk's Twitter profile in front of the EU flag.

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A 44-year-old mom of 3 made $735,000 in a year from a reselling business she launched using just the clothes in her closet

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So many Kias and Hyundais are being stolen using just a screwdriver and a USB cord that 17 state attorneys general are calling for a recall on millions of vehicles

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A group of 17 state attorneys general are asking the government to recall millions of Hyundais and Kias because of how easily they can be stolen.

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Twitter users including Justin Bieber, Bill Gates, and Kim Kardashian are seeing their blue checkmarks disappear as Elon Musk charges $8 a month for verified accounts

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Elon Musk's Twitter had said it would remove blue legacy checkmarks on April 20.

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Chinese people say they don't care that India is taking over as the world's most populous country: 'No one even wants 1st place'

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People throng a street near the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi on April 19, 2023.

The user who invented the hashtag has reportedly left Twitter, saying the company 'deserved more dignity and consideration than it's received in the last six months'

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Elon Musk and a Twitter logo are seen in this illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 30 November, 2022. The revamped Blue Twitter subscription might not be available as in-app purchase on Apple devices when it eventually relaunches. The decision presumably was made so that Twitter can dodge Apples 30 percent cut of App Store purchases. While Elon Musk is publicly tweeting his displeasure with Apple, it appears he wants to avoid having to pay Apples fees.

Elon Musk says news organizations should only tweet 10 stories a day, after he tweeted more than 100 times over the weekend

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Elon Musk and the New York Times' office.

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Several news organizations go silent on Twitter after Elon Musk adds 'government-funded media' label to some accounts

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Elon Musk's Twitter has added "government-funded media" labels to NPR and PBS, causing them to stop using the platform.

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