“A state law that would ban TikTok in Montana next year was blocked Thursday. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction, saying SB 419 'oversteps state power and infringes on the constitutional rights of users,' according to court documents obtained by NBC News.”— Kalhan Rosenblatt , Saba Hamedy, nbcnews.com
“It was October 2021, and a TikTok video about one of his products — an LED-lined rearview mirror — started racking up views. They turned into sales: $12,000 in a single day, Siu tells CNBC Make It.”— Megan Sauer, cnbc.com
“We’re doing a full-year campaign with them as the face of the brand. We have created content with them for everything we do.”— Shai Eisenman, beautyindependent.com
“And, for the record, she can shear a sheep in about 90 seconds now.”— Lauren Strapagiel, buzzfeednews.com
“Relatability is rewarded, but at what cost? Because now I'm sharing so many personal details about myself with six million people, who can in turn, weaponize that and use it against me.”— Brittany Broski, papermag.com
“You could argue mediocrity is even aspirational — the person who doesn’t feel the need to constantly improve themselves is likely far more self-possessed and well-adjusted than the people who do.”— Rebecca Jennings, vox.com
“TikTok is a sign of the future, which already feels like a thing of the past. It is the clock counting down our fifteen seconds of fame, the sound the world makes as time is running out.”— Barrett Swanson, harpers.org
“The Song of Achilles” is selling about 10,000 copies a week, roughly nine times as much as when it won the prestigious Orange Prize. It is third on the New York Times best-seller list for paperback fiction.”— Elizabeth A. Harris, nytimes.com
“Paradise also alleges that she 'never got an apology' from Paul despite reaching out to him after the alleged assault, and that she hopes by sharing the story he 'realizes what he did and doesn't do it again.'”— Larry Fitzmaurice , buzzfeed.com
“While Lil Nas X hasn't come out as a Satanist, it's apparent that he'd be welcomed by the community if he did.”— Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com
“Don’t hate them because they’re beautiful — ask yourself why you’re not.”— EJ Dickson, rollingstone.com
“The absolute drama of a slow, sad song is a veritable buffet for prospective actors. As TikTok solidifies itself as a kingmaking promotional tool and a rung on the ladder to music superstardom, the songs that best lend themselves to memeing are becoming the songs that rise the highest on the charts.”— Craig Jenkins, vulture.com
“It’s hard to say whether TikTok created this generational animosity or simply fanned the flames. But what is clear is that TikTok represents the apotheosis of a digital shift that divides millennials—who lived through the dawn of social media—and Gen Zers, who have never known life before complete s…”— Sejla Rizvic, thewalrus.ca
“The situation has elicited communal cringes and sympathy for Ms. Brown, who has become known as the Gorilla Glue Girl, as days have passed and various remedies failed to help.”— Marie Fazio, nytimes.com
“When you back young women into a corner, making it clear that men can harass, assault, and rape them with little to no consequence, it’s incredibly naive to expect them to remain silent.”— Jessica Valenti, gen.medium.com
“The result is a virtual show unlike any on Broadway.”— Christina Morales, New York Times, nytimes.com
“As has been widely reported, the saga of $1.6 trillion Microsoft and TikTok was unusual and constantly changing — with TikTok at the center of tensions between the United States and China, the normal deal process was supplanted by a need to come up with a solution that would satisfy both governments…”— Ashley Stewart, businessinsider.com
“In a new interview, the TikTok skincare star, Hyram, revealed that garnering more than six million followers, and becoming a bonafide presence in the beauty space, all started with a trip to Sephora.”— Lauren Rearick, nylon.com
“Controversial teen influencer Danielle Cohn says she made a mistake after backlash erupted across her social media channels because people believed she was trying to pass Ashanti's 2002 hit song "Foolish" as her own.”— Tanya Chen, buzzfeednews.com