“We’re Never Doing This Again”: What It Took for These Parenting Influencers to Pull Their Kids Offline – Cosmopolitan
This is how Annalee explains her decision to take her daughters offline, which she did in the spring of 2023:… read more
The Parenting Influencers Who Won’t Stop Posting Their Children – Cosmopolitan
In 2024, the messy business of family vlogging is at an inflection point: to show your kids online or not?… read more
What’s the Price of a Childhood Turned Into Content? – Cosmopolitan
There is only one state in the entire country—Illinois—where child influencers are legally entitled to a percentage of the money… read more
Chinese TikTok experts are teaching Americans how to sell – Rest of World
Livestream shopping has taken China by storm: In 2023, 25% of online sales took place through livestreams. Although consumers in… read more
They wanted careers in tech. They’re stuck as TikTok moderators – Rest of World
Through LinkedIn, Asif landed a job as a content moderator at Bigo Live. “I didn’t think much of it at… read more
How China became the world’s shopping cart – Rest of World
The Chinese e-commerce sector is on a mission to shake its reputation as just the manufacturer of cheap “made in… read more
TikTok Eyes $17.5 Billion Shopping Business on Amazon’s Turf – Bloomberg
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok aims to grow the size of its US e-commerce business tenfold to as much as $17.5 billion… read more
Mirror of Your Mind – Real Life Mag
Whatever the reason for its power, the For You Page is central to TikTok’s success, which in turn further enhances… read more
How mental health became a social media minefield – Vox
It can feel special, understandably, to adopt a label around which to frame one’s identity, if not outright cool. And… read more
A Day in the Life of AI – The Guardian
Discussions about AI often focus on the futuristic threat posed by superhuman intelligence. But AI is already woven into the… read more