GPs are being asked to prioritise the diabetes medication Ozempic for people with the condition, after TikTok users began touting it as a weight loss treatment. The Therapeutic Goods Administration earlier this month issued a joint statement with several medical… Read More »Shortage of diabetes medication Ozempic after TikTok users promote drug for weight loss
Russia’s online trolling operation is becoming increasingly decentralised and is gaining “incredible traction” on TikTok with misinformation aimed at sowing doubt over events in Ukraine, a US social media researcher has warned. Darren Linvill, professor at Clemson University, South Carolina,… Read More »Russia’s trolling on Ukraine gets ‘incredible traction’ on TikTok
The corporate watchdog has warned Instagram and other social media influencers that they need a licence to give financial advice and face up to five years in jail if they break the law. In a new information sheet aimed at… Read More »Unlicensed Instagram and TikTok influencers offering financial advice could face jail time, Asic warns
TikTok has imposed restrictions on its service in Russia, and Netflix has suspended streaming there entirely, as western companies continue to pull out of the country. Chinese-owned TikTok said it would block livestreaming and uploading of new content in Russia… Read More »TikTok restricts service in Russia and Netflix stops streaming
Trucks carrying large cylindrical containers sweep down a snowy road to a soundtrack of hollering and an alarming, if amateurish, caption: “RUSIA NUCLEAR BOMB”. The video was taken down, but not before it received 18m views. Welcome to the Russia-Ukraine… Read More »War as seen on TikTok: Ukraine clips get views whether true or not
Millions of people are flocking to platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and Twitter for round-the-clock updates the Russian invasion of Ukraine – renewing scrutiny of the outsized role that tech companies play in disseminating news of war. Social media has… Read More »Flood of Russian misinformation puts tech companies in the hot seat
Social media influencers are often maligned for their vapidity, but as the Russian army moves across Ukraine some of Russia’s biggest digital influencers have become beacons of resistance. Many are speaking out about their unease at the speed and brutality… Read More »The first TikTok war: how are influencers in Russia and Ukraine responding?
It was a Singaporean news report on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, live from a Beijing bar filled with eager fans. Yet it was two men – who burst into the view of the camera, sharing a dramatic kiss –… Read More »Gay kiss on live TV evades Singapore’s ban on LGBT content
Zach Smith never expected the song to go so viral. On 4 January, the 19-year-old pressed play on an old track he found in his car; he was struck by how catchy it was – he’d never heard this song… Read More »‘I was astonished’: how a TikToker sent his dad’s unreleased 43-year-old song viral
An army of western social media influencers, each with hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram or Twitch, is set to spread positive stories about China throughout next month’s Winter Olympics. Concerned about the international backlash against the Beijing… Read More »China hires western TikTokers to polish its image during 2022 Winter Olympics