TikTok
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Chinamaxxing: the American trend co-opting and romanticizing Chinese cultureIn the Spotlight The line between appreciation and appropriation in this viral TikTok trend is very thin
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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‘Boy kibble’ is the new toxic internet food trendUnder the radar A masculine way to eat unhealthily
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Alpine divorce’ has daters in fear of being abandoned in the wildernessIn the Spotlight Hiking dates take a dark turn with this worrying trend
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The end of the infinite scroll?In The Spotlight European Commission has taken aim at TikTok’s ‘addictive’ design
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Microdramas are boomingUnder the radar Scroll to watch a whole movie
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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‘Zero trimester’ influencers believe a healthy pregnancy is a choiceThe Explainer Is prepping during the preconception period the answer for hopeful couples?
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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‘Admin night’: the TikTok trend turning paperwork into a partyThe Explainer Grab your friends and make a night of tackling the most boring tasks
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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TikTok finalizes deal creating US versionSpeed Read The deal comes after tense back-and-forth negotiations
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is social media over?Today’s Big Question We may look back on 2025 as the moment social media jumped the shark
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Australia’s teens brace for social media banIn The Spotlight Under-16s will be banned from having accounts on major platforms
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The six-seven meme that has taken over the worldIn the Spotlight With roots in rap and basketball, the phrase has young people obsessed, and it could be here to stay
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The ‘swag gap’: are you better than your partner?In The Spotlight The viral terminology sheds light on power dynamics in modern relationships
By Deeya Sonalkar, The Week UK Published
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Sora 2 and the fear of an AI video futureIn the Spotlight Cutting-edge video-creation app shares ‘hyperrealistic’ AI content for free
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How The Summer I Turned Pretty has brought out the worst in its fansIn the Spotlight Amazon’s love-triangle hit ‘driving some of the most bonkers and unhinged online energy in the history of the internet’
By The Week UK Published
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