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Speculations arise as TikTok remains at a standstill

Peter Caram, Columnist March 5, 2025

The Kent Stater hopes to encourage lively debate about today's issues in our Opinion section. To submit an opinion piece for potential publication, email your article to [email protected]. It has...

Meta is apologizing for a technical error after some users said they saw violent, graphic videos in their Instagram Reels feed.

Meta apologizes, fixes glitch that caused violent video recommendations on Reels

Clare Duffy, CNN February 27, 2025

New York (CNN) — Meta is apologizing for a technical error after some users said they saw violent, graphic videos in their Instagram Reels feed. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to...

Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream proves corporations can be activists

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream proves corporations can be activists

Chloe Porter, Columnist February 20, 2025

When you think about activism, ice cream isn’t the first that comes to mind. Well, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream has flipped the script on corporate activism by working to use their voice to promote activist...

TikTok became temporarily unavailable for about 12 hours on Jan. 18, 2025.

The U.S. TikTok ban attacks freedom of speech and expression

Peter Caram, Columnist February 5, 2025

The beginning of 2025 has been very eventful, especially in the media world. One of the biggest media issues is the U.S. TikTok ban that was set in motion after the Supreme Court upheld a ruling banning...

TikTok became temporarily unavailable for about 12 hours on Jan. 18, 2025.

The future of TikTok in America remains uncertain

Lindsay Collier, Reporter January 28, 2025

TikTok has become an influential app in the U.S. in the past few years. Users enjoy the curated content the app provides, however, U.S. lawmakers scrutinize the app for its access to users' data and its...

A picture presenting the potential TikTok ban. Photo captured on 09/20/24.

Students react to possible TikTok ban after Sep. 16 court hearing

Aryn Kauble, Reporter October 2, 2024

The social media platform TikTok fought in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, against a federal ban that is set to take place on Jan. 19. The ban would prohibit app stores across the U.S. from carrying...

Congress just passed a potential TikTok ban. Here’s what happens next

Brian Fung, CNN April 24, 2024

CNN -- Congress finalized legislation on Tuesday that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban, escalating a massive threat to the company’s US operations. The bill passed...

House passes bill that could ban TikTok despite resistance from Trump

CNN -- The House voted with bipartisan, overwhelming fashion on Wednesday to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, a major challenge to one of the world’s...

OPINION: TikTok vs. music giant: What the future holds

OPINION: TikTok vs. music giant: What the future holds

Hannah Bulgrin, Opinion Writer February 5, 2024

Universal Music Group (UMG) officially removed all their music from TikTok on Feb. 1, 2024. At first notice, this may not seem like a huge deal. Some may not even know what UMG does or what kind of company...

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OPINION: TikTok culture is ruining concerts

Nick Keller, Opinion Writer October 6, 2023

Last week, Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS Tour got more registrations for pre-sale tickets than the amount of tickets even left available. In November of last year, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour broke Ticketmaster...

TikTok campus preacher ‘Sister Cindy’ attracts crowd of over 100 people to Risman Plaza

Destiny Torres, Opinion Writer September 25, 2023

Cindy Smock, a campus preacher known as "Sister Cindy," drew large crowds to Risman Plaza Monday with her vulgar and derogatory language, opposition to premarital sex and feminism, discussions on sexuality...

UK bans TikTok on government devices

Brian Fung, CNN March 16, 2023

Washington CNN -- The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in Canada, the European Union and the United States. The...