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  TikTok is using artificial intelligence to suggest search terms on its videos. This is part of its plan to make the app a popular place for searches. The AI looks at things like what users comment and what they search for after watching a video. This is how it decides what search terms to suggest. But this feature has led to some strange results. Creators and viewers have noticed that TikTok sometimes suggests search terms that don't match the video. These terms can be random or even give the wrong idea about the video's content. For instance, in one funny video by  Christian Vierling , TikTok suggested the unrelated term "christian vierling rehab". This left some users puzzled and even led to   videos highlighting the issue . TikTok says it doesn't have people choosing these search terms. It's all done by AI based on what's popular and what people are talking about in the video. They try to avoid harmful suggestions, like bullying, as highlighted in the...

  TikTok’s push for diversification has required the hiring of a number of employees across several different kinds of fields, with around 2,500 job openings in the US according to an analysis of job portals. However, reports from within the company reveal an extremely high pressure work environment that regularly requires employees to stay past regular hours in order to meet the needs of the day. This begs the question, how much do these workers get paid on average? According to data published by the US Department of Labor, data scientists are among the highest paid employees in the company. They earn anywhere from $120,000 to $320,000 on an annual basis, with data security personnel bringing in an estimated $145,000 per year on average. An analysis of salary data from between 2020 and 2022 reveals that salaries can be as high as $455,600 a year. What’s interesting is that TikTok is pushing to hire people even though some of its biggest competitors such as Google and Meta are redu...

  So many social media giants are trying to make the best use of generative AI across their respective platforms. But it seems like one app is leading the pack in terms of inching closer to making the best practical use of the technology. We’re hearing more reports about how TikTok's sister platform based in China, Douyin is carrying out trials for Generative AI in search. As one can imagine, this would get users to make the most of exploring new things inside and outside the platform. The news was first highlighted by the  Pandaily  which mentioned how the AI Search option can be seen inside the search interface of the platform, right next to a host of other leading search services. This includes users, videos, and products. Users will only be required to add the right query or data across the tab featuring AI Search to get replies produced by the smart technology. So from such insights, one can witness how the growth on Douyin is structurally linked to exploring, not to...

  Social media giant TikTok is sharing a series of updates linked to election integrity. This includes how it plans on controlling the spread of misinformation across the platform which has soon transformed into a major weapon in recent polls arising around the globe. As per a statement released  by the social media giant recently, close to two billion individuals in more than 50 different nations are set to enter polls in 2024. And they boasted about how they’ve been countering the unlawful acts for the past four years and are more experienced now than ever to tackle this year’s election wave too. Sharing overviews of their continued investments means saying hello to a safe and creative environment where historic election results are set to arise. For starters, the company plans to roll out a dedicated election center for every major poll out there today. This will highlight plenty of critical data from a host of trusted providers and assist in dispelling fake reports from al...

  Social media giant TikTok is currently under scrutiny from Iowa’s Attorney General who accused the company of putting out apps with misleading age labeling. The lawsuit  was rolled out in the firm’s direction which spoke about how the platform exposed minors to all sorts of explicit material linked to suggestive themes, alcohol, drugs, and more explicit findings. In the same way, prosecutors added how such acts are misleading parents too because it keeps them in the dark in terms of how their kids are exposed to so much yet they are unaware of it. From abuse and self-harm to sexually themed material, it’s getting worse with time, they added. More light was also shed on how the company sneaked past all types of parental blocks by misrepresenting the degree of the content on display. TikTok mentioned how it’s a suitable app for all kinds of audiences that are above the age of 12. While the platform did claim it was a platform for those above the age of 12, the material on disp...

  A new alarming report by the BBC has spoken in detail about how the popular video app TikTok is earning huge profits thanks to live-streams showing needy children begging for donations. In particular, the focus was the refugee crisis in Syria where so many families were left with no decision but to be displaced and hence are begging for financial assistance. Shockingly reports went into detail about how the firm takes nearly 70% of all proceeds gathered as confirmed by a recent investigation. It’s shocking to see how some streams went as far as earning a staggering $1000 each hour as kids begged to receive some gifts that had cash value. But what’s interesting is how the report noted that the people begging for money actually got very little of the proceeds. Now that the matter has been highlighted in the eyes of the public, the platform says it's working hard to prevent such situations where exploitative begging is turning into a norm. Moreover, it denied all accusations put up ...

  TikTok’s sales have grown by more than six times its value to reach $1 billion as business operations in the United Kingdom flourish. This is all thanks to advertisers rushing on over to the popular Chinese social media firm. The headquarters of the company in London, which also entails European operations and some divisions from China, reported around $990 million of gains in revenues over the past year. This is a massive $172 million rise compared to 2021. These figures are a clear indication of the speed related to the Chinese firm’s massive rise in profits and growth. Moreover, its international division managed to reach a staggering $1 billion target in two years, thanks to the addition of advertising on the app. And that’s around six years since it last launched here. When we compare this progress to that of Facebook, the app was seen hitting revenues of nearly $1 billion in Europe. And that’s around seven years of kickstarting operations here. The losses incurred by Tiktok...

  While many may have spoken about how positive of a year TikTok has had and how its dominant market share has resulted in so many top platforms losing screen time against the archrival, well, there is some bad news too. The company was seen publishing its  latest review  of Q2 this year in terms of responses linked to Community Guidelines. And that entails all forms of videos and profiles that were either deleted or taken action against. And as the famous saying goes, the more users, the greater the problems. And that seems to have taken place right now. TikTok is being extra stringent in terms of action taken by its board against those violating the community guidelines. This could include those breaking rules or those coming up with fake accounts. Either way, they’re removed from the platform but to see a mega 62% rise in the number is appalling, to say the least. For starters, let’s begin with the amount of video content that made its way off of the platform. Think al...

  Social media can be useful place to gather news, but in spite of the fact that this is the case most people don’t seem to trust tech platforms for news. These platforms have become notorious due to the high quantity of misinformation and fake news that is present on them, although Google seems to be more trustworthy than most other platforms that are out there. A survey recently conducted by  Reuters  shed some light on which platforms are trusted and which aren’t with all things having been considered and taken into account. With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that trust in news in general is on the decline. Around 46% of British respondents to this survey stated that they don’t like to read the news anymore. 52% said that they trusted Google as a source of news, but only 20% said the same for TikTok. Meta’s platforms including Facebook and Instagram also performed really poorly based on this survey. Only 27% of the people ...

  TikTok is on a roll recently as the popular video-making app was seen launching an array of new updates for users. For starters, the app has spoken about the  launch  of a new dislike button. This has been rolled out for viewers worldwide and will certainly outline any irrelevant comments witnessed across the app. So you can find this feature in the Comments section and while we first heard about the feature way back in April of this year, it’s great to be seeing it being rolled out now. The idea is to promote kindness on the app, claim experts. See, the whole initiative is to identify comments that are not only irrelevant but inappropriate. In this way, users can better provide their feedback on a topic and also make the comments section better. After a user opts to dislike the comment, only they will be the ones getting the notification on their app. So that means others like the owner of the content and the other audience members won’t be notified. Hence, there won’t...

  TikTok has allegedly deleted some posts linked to health remedies for those below the age of 18. These ailments were those providing aids for conditions like migraines, weight loss, and epilepsy. And that’s when critics stepped in to accuse the app of posing serious health risks to children. The news has gone viral online because as we all know, TikTok is a leader in terms of popularity with the youth. Therefore, many people feel it has a huge responsibility on its shoulders of putting the right content out there. TikTok made the decision to eradicate such postings after a famous journal related to pharmacology went public with the shocking findings of teens being given drugs with prescriptions like weight loss pills. In the same way, we saw the journal mention how ads linked to drugs to combat addiction, drinking, and migraines were also made popular thanks to the app. This is when a young user who was determined to be just 16 was found to be purchasing them. Health experts clai...

It appears as if Instagram is not the only one to hop onto the daily image-sharing trend. And that’s because we’ve got more news about TikTok taking inspiration from BeReal and launching a new  experiment . The feature will ask users to put up a new image through any of their cameras. The other option is to put up a 10-second video to inform friends about your daily chores or routine. All users are going to get a very small and discreet window to share their details after getting the randomly-timed prompt. You can look at it as your next update regarding visual status. This new test is designed to take place over the next few weeks, as confirmed by the app this week. Moreover, it’s going to be available via the usual American app. However, you just might find it your next favorite dedicated app across different nations. What isn’t surprising is how quite a few features are very limited for teenagers Therefore, anyone seen on the app that’s between the age group 13 to 15 will get co...