A TikTok Making Fun of Scientologists Turns Into Recruiting Tool for Scientologists
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What started as a response to a Charli D’Amelio video is giving the Church new ideas about how to increase their ranks
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A $100,000 Chicken McNugget Triggered a Child-Sex-Trafficking Conspiracy Theory
Posted in: Culture NewsThis is what happens when a months-old story about a BTS-McDonald’s collaboration — and the rare Among Us-shaped nugget it spawned — gets picked up by the far right
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She Sampled His Hit on TikTok. Then All Hell Broke Loose
Posted in: Music FeaturesKueenD went viral after flipping Kstylis’ 2013 single “Booty Me Down.” But by not clearing the sample, her breakthrough moment became a career-stalling ordeal
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Vaultboy Is the King of Sad Songs — But His Happy One Went Viral
Posted in: Music Featuresvaultboy, Jamie Miller, Dhruv, and Jillian Rossi are the latest breakouts to get a crucial boost from listeners in Southeast Asia, giving further support to the “Trigger Cities” theory of artist growth
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Why Are Israeli Defense Forces Soldiers Posting Thirst Traps on TikTok?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIsraeli soldiers — and the military itself — are trying to influence the Middle East narrative with sexy social media posts
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How Millennials Became Cheugy
Posted in: Culture NewsA new era of TikTok slang is upon us — and it’s fueling the intergenerational feud online
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Queer Punk Band With Ties to Dr. Luke Sparks Backlash on TikTok
Posted in: Music NewsNew group Tramp Stamps received criticism this week for their song “I’d Rather Die”
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Why 24kGoldn Sees Himself as the Music Industry’s Steve Jobs
Posted in: Music Features‘You can’t box me in,’ says ‘Mood’ rapper. ‘I’ve proven that again and again’
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For ‘Supalonely’ Star Benee, Pop Music Is Therapy
Posted in: Music FeaturesKiwi singer-songwriter confronts fears and makes them danceable
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How Lubalin Turns ‘Random Internet Drama’ Into TikTok Gold
Posted in: Music Features“I was just like, ‘How funny would it be to take something so stupid and then spend days crafting a beautiful pop record around it?'” singer and comedian says
