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· Ryan General
TikToker’s provocative videos on Thai public bus sparks controversy
Her TikTok account has since been removed from the popular video-sharing platform following backlash from Thai social media users
· Iris Jung
TikTok creator goes viral for ‘being Black in Vietnam’
A TikTok video of people in Vietnam admiring a black tourist has gone viral. The video: Uploaded on June 14 by Alana Rainer (@alanarainer), the TikTok video caption reads: “Being black in Vietnam be like.” In the short clip, Rainer – who is Sierra Leonean and English – stands at…
· Iris Jung
25-year-old Vietnamese TikTok chef opens her first restaurant in Los Angeles
Vietnamese TikTok chef Tue Nguyen, 25, is set to make her official restaurant debut in Los Angeles. The upcoming restaurant: Nguyen’s restaurant Di Di — which means “let’s go” in Vietnamese — will be located at 755 N. La Cienega Boulevard. Partnering with H. Wood Group, an…
· Bryan Ke
Man claims to steal groceries to save money in TikTok ‘life hack’
What started as seemingly innocent financial advice turned sideways when a TikTok user claimed in a “life hack” video that he steals groceries to save money. On Wednesday, TikTok user @someasianontiktok uploaded a video in which he briefly explains how he managed to save $1,200…
· Isa Peralta
Teletubbies’ Po, originally played by Pui Fan Lee, stars in viral TikTok videos
The Teletubbies have made an unexpected return — but this time, they’re blowing up on social media. On May 1, 2020, the official Teletubbies TikTok account posted its first video. The account has slowly risen in popularity, with several recent videos garnering millions of views.
· Iris Jung
Australian influencer cries over triggering ‘monkey show’ in Thailand in viral TikTok
An Australian influencer has gone viral on TikTok for sharing a tearful video describing her horrifying experience at a monkey show in Phuket, Thailand. Rory Eliza (@roryeliza), an influencer with over 6.8 million followers on TikTok, uploaded her video on Friday. “Trigger…
· Editorial Staff
Malaysian girls visit McDonald’s drive-thru on horseback in viral TikTok
A group of Malaysian girls has gone viral for visiting a McDonald’s drive-thru while riding horses. On Saturday, 14-year-old TikTok user @missneoo0 posted two videos of the uncommon act.
· Editorial Staff
TikToker goes viral for eating McDonald’s ice cream with Chinese herbal cough syrup
A Singaporean TikToker has gone viral for eating ice cream from McDonald’s with Chinese herbal cough syrup. On Saturday, Calvin Lee (@foodmakescalhappy) posted a video of himself in a McDonald’s branch in Singapore. In the 15-second clip, Lee can be seen drizzling Nin Jiom Pei…
· Carl Samson
Montana says it is ‘fully prepared’ against suit by TikTok over app ban
Montana has expressed confidence in its legal battle against TikTok after the social video giant challenged the state’s sweeping ban in a lawsuit filed on Monday. Last week, Montana became the first state to ban TikTok for regular users amid national concerns over the company’s…
· Ryan General
Streamers mock Korean TikToker with racist ‘slant eye’ gesture, taunts
A Los Angeles-based Korean streamer was subjected to racist taunts and ridicule after trying to interact with two American women during an online livestream. The content creator, who goes by Gemini Jury on her social media accounts, took to TikTok on Saturday to share a video…
· Carl Samson
Former exec of TikTok parent ByteDance says Beijing had ‘supreme access’ to US data
A former executive for ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company — has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of having “supreme access” to all of the tech giant’s data, including those stored in the U.S. The allegation — among several others — came in a wrongful…
· Ryan General
TikToker accused of posting ‘poverty porn’ over tearful video about Vietnamese boat woman
Social media users are accusing a TikTok travel content creator of posting “poverty porn” and engaging in “slum tourism” over her recent video shot in Vietnam. On May 6, Asian AustralianTikTok user Fiona Wang posted a video of herself crying while her partner consoles her during…
· Chandler Treon
TikTok embroiled in racism debate over UK slang for Chinese takeout
British food vloggers are going viral on TikTok for the way they refer to Chinese takeout. It all started when American TikTok user Soogia (@soogia1) posted a video on May 2 questioning why so many British food vloggers on the platform refer to Chinese takeout — or takeaway, for…
· Ryan General
Asian TikTok user’s video accusing immigrant cab driver of racism sparks backlash
An Asian TikTok user is facing online backlash after posting a video of herself scolding an immigrant cab driver for his alleged “racist” remarks. Nguyen Yeats-Brown, a London-based influencer known as @itsgnochgnoch on TikTok, recently posted a clip of herself accusing a cab…
· Chandler Treon
‘Please stop’: TikToker frightened after being harassed with AI-generated nudes of herself
A TikTok user is begging anonymous posters to stop using artificial intelligence to generate fake nude images of her. In a video posted on April 27, which has since been viewed over 1.1 million times, TikTok user Rachel (@rache.lzh) explains through tears that an anonymous…
· Bryan Ke
‘Seafood bar for dinner’: Harvard student has TikTok users salivating over school’s dining hall food
A TikTok user has recently gone viral for documenting her meals at Harvard University, from brunch, lunch and dinner to late-night snacks. Elise Pham, a TikTok user with over 46,900 followers and 2.2 million likes in total, has been documenting her life as a Harvard student…
· Editorial Staff
‘Let it rip!’: Video of kids playing with Beyblades triggers nostalgia among TikTok users
A recent TikTok video featuring Beyblades has made several social media users recall much simpler times. On Saturday, Singaporean TikTok user @johnreyshelby shared a 20-second video showing a few neighborhood kids playing with the iconic Japanese spinning-top toys.
· Iris Jung
TikToker reveals how she hides leftovers at all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant in viral video
A TikTok video of a diner at an all-you-can-eat restaurant has gone viral for revealing the sneaky ways she hides leftover sushi. The TikTok, which was uploaded by Morgan Hanbery (@carelessmorgann) on Sunday, shows the customer filming the different ways she hides her leftovers.
· Bryan Ke
Beauty TikToker says she got ringworm after someone else used her makeup kit
A beauty influencer on TikTok went viral for getting ringworm after someone else allegedly used her makeup kit. TikTok user @louaira, who has over 829,000 followers on the video-sharing platform and more than 35,000 followers on Instagram, first shared what happened in a TikTok…
· Editorial Staff
TikTok user fulfills domestic helper’s dream of seeing BTS’ Suga in concert
A domestic helper got the shock of a lifetime when her employers gifted her with a free ticket for BTS member Suga’s upcoming world tour stop in Singapore. On April 4, TikTok user Kimberlee Ang (@kimberleeang) posted a minute-long video about the special surprise.