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Whether you are new to TikTok or have been watching videos for years, Consumer Reports says it might be time to change your privacy settings. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

It may be trending on TikTok, but the experts say please just don’t even try it.

A U.S. firm that monitors false online claims reports that searches for information about prominent news topics on TikTok are likely to turn up results riddled with misinformation.

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A video of a Southwest Airlines pilot saying he will “pull back” the airplane and return to the gate if passengers do not stop sending nude photos over AirDrop has gone viral.

A 21-year-old man and two juveniles have been charged in connection with the death of a Colorado teenager who was shot while recording TikTok videos, according to authorities and court documents.

The wholesale retailer has become a surprising fashion destination.

“Unfortunately, women are going to be fetishized in different ways by what they look like,” said one TikTok user who tried the experiment.

College student Emmy Rener built a small business selling charcuterie boards during the pandemic and has some advice for other young entrepreneurs.

During a gap year before starting college at USC, Emmy Rener started making charcuterie boards for family and friends. Through TikTok, she was able to eventually turn her hobby into a six-figure business with celebrity clients like Jessica Alba and Sofia Vergara. Rener joins LX News to talk about starting her business, Sophisticated Spreads.

A Laurel, Maryland, woman said she hadn’t even heard of the “KIA Challenge” until her car was stolen. News4’s Darcy Spencer explains how a local police department is trying to stop the thieves.

A young woman is guiding the public through museum experiences on TikTok. News4’s Tommy McFly reports on how the woman plans to make a new virtual D.C. museum experience happen.

Daniela Rabalais has seen white creators on TikTok appropriate or rebrand foods and drinks from other cultures, and wanted to call attention to the harm that can cause. So she flipped the script, making a viral video while preparing a hot dog, giving the ingredients new names. Rabalais joins LX News to talk about culinary appropriation.

“A lot of people are saying we don’t need two TikToks, we like what Instagram was for originally.” Instagram’s changes to its design — which include greater focus on video content and recommended posts — are getting backlash from users. NBC News tech and culture reporter Kat Tenbarge joins LX News to discuss the changes.

Bure apologized for an interaction that happened between the two when Siwa was 11 years old and attended a “Fuller House” premiere.

Instagram is mimicking TikTok with feed changes. To avoid content from accounts you don’t want to see, you can streamline your feed to show accounts you choose.

An 18-year-old in New York City was shot in the face and killed, police said, in what may have been the result of a TikTok challenge that had deadly consequences, authorities and law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case told NBC New York.

Creators taking part in a TikTok trend say plastic bottles filled with plastic trash can be used to build schools, furniture and more. So should you start making ecobricks?

Beyoncé has finally joined TikTok and her first post is a video compilation celebrating her fans.

A viral video showing two sea lions chasing away beachgoers at San Diego’s La Jolla Cove on Friday has people on the internet questioning how we coexist with marine life