TikTok faces new calls for bans or curbs

TikTok faces new calls for bans or curbs

Australia needs new laws to curb the power of the social media app and protect the community from misinformation,a security expert has warned.

  • byDavid Crowe andMatthew Knott

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‘The most flattering jeans’:This influencer’s favourite denim brand is Australian

‘The most flattering jeans’:This influencer’s favourite denim brand is Australian

Morgan Riddle has over 400k followers on TikTok. The social media star shares the jeans she is ‘obsessed’ with.

  • byGeorgie Gordon
The young ‘nerdigans’ buying up big and keeping books alive

The young ‘nerdigans’ buying up big and keeping books alive

The printed book is not dead and bookshops are thriving thanks to the voracious appetites of young readers.

  • byJulie Power
Puttin’ on the rizz:Here’s something radical – a man who wears a suit

Puttin’ on the rizz:Here’s something radical – a man who wears a suit

A self-described “antique streetwear stylist”,Dirk Fourie’s passion for collecting vintage threads was sparked by a book of photos of 1920s Aussie riff-raff.

  • byCarolyn Webb
House Republicans break ranks with Trump over TikTok ban bill

House Republicans break ranks with Trump over TikTok ban bill

Democrats and Republicans joined forces to pass a contentious bill that would force ByteDance to sell the social media platform to a non-Chinese company or face a national ban.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Crime for clicks:Dutton wants to outlaw gang violence videos

Crime for clicks:Dutton wants to outlaw gang violence videos

The federal opposition leader is proposing a new offence to clamp down on the growing trend of “posting and boasting”,which police in Victoria,NSW and Queensland are worried is spawning copycat offending.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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How internet sleuths are trying to solve the Princess Catherine puzzle

How internet sleuths are trying to solve the Princess Catherine puzzle

Remember the “Free Britney” movement? This is kind of like that,but with the royals.

  • byNell Geraets
Adam Liaw on why viral recipes are complete garbage (except maybe this one)
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Adam Liaw on why viral recipes are complete garbage (except maybe this one)

The key ingredient for a viral recipe is engagement,and that can be both positive and negative,writes Adam Liaw.

  • byAdam Liaw
Trump just shook up America’s war on TikTok

Trump just shook up America’s war on TikTok

If there’s one thing that unites an otherwise bitterly divided Washington,it’s China. But Donald Trump has just stirred the pot.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘Aspirational mundanity’:Inside the new TikTok trend with 150 billion views

‘Aspirational mundanity’:Inside the new TikTok trend with 150 billion views

Influencers like Alix Earle have turned their morning routines into multi-million incomes thanks to the power of the GRWM video. Here’s why we can’t look away.

  • byMadison Griffiths
Doctors back ban on suntan oil ads luring TikTok,Instagram users
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Doctors back ban on suntan oil ads luring TikTok,Instagram users

Australian Medical Association president Steve Robson said he had thought the country had matured past the era of extreme sun exposure.

  • byAisha Dow