The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (December 17, 2024)

Well, the bogeyman that has been hanging over the clock app for so long might be closer than ever. The deadline has been set for ByteDance to sell TikTok or have the app be banned in the USA. While they might be appealing the law that may change the face of contemporary internet culture as …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (December 10, 2024)

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the clock app are all united in one goal: giving the general public as much goofy free entertainment as possible. Ever since TikTok became an inescapable part of the internet landscape half a decade ago, it has been feeding us the very best/worst in online amusement and …
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‘My sister gave my sweater to an ostrich’: The most entertaining takes from TikTok this week (December 3, 2024)

While no doubt many Redditors would take offense to being compared to the clock app, there are some striking similarities between Reddit and TikTok. They are both places where we can experience the full spectrum of humanity as filtered through the internet, from surprisingly useful advice and tips to the most deranged s***posting that this …
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‘Addison Rae won over a side of the internet that had once despised her’: How the former TikTok star broke the curse of her mainstream origins and became cool

The pandemic was so long that Addison Rae went from someone who you might recognize from doing TikTok dances with Jimmy Fallon to an actual legitimate rising pop icon. A mere four years ago, the Alabama-born influencer was a member of one of TikTok’s first and cringiest content houses, The Hype House, which was known …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (November 26, 2024)

No matter what your opinion on the platform itself, there is no denying that TikTok has changed social media across the board forever. It has made making and consuming short-form videos an even more integral part of the average internet diet and not only that, but it has changed the face of the kind of …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (November 19, 2024)

At this point in time, there is truly no greater testament to the originality that can still be found on the mainstream internet than TikTok. Just when you think all the trends are starting to get tired and everybody seems to be repeating each other, the FYP pulls something out of the bag to prove …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (November 12, 2024)

When we look back on the 2020s, at least half of the decade is going to feel like it was defined by one platform. Like it or not, TikTok has made an irrevocable impact on the society that we live in today. The short-form video has never been so accessible, dumb, and addictive. Just when …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (November 5, 2024)

No matter what your opinion of it, there is no denying that TikTok is a massive phenomenon. In just a few short years it has become the premier app for mindlessly scrolling on your phone for hours when you’re in bed and should be getting some much-needed sleep. The reasons for this are both complicated …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (October 29, 2024)

Ever since the image macro first became a thing, people on the internet have loved nothing more than a picture with some loosely related text superimposed over the top of it. It has basically been the bread and butter of meme culture since its inception, so it’s no wonder part of TikTok’s success is its …
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The TikTok shop has ruined TikTok: From short-form comedy clips to an e-commerce abyss, TikTok proves that consumerism will always be on top

There’s no doubt that TikTok is one of the most used social media platforms of this decade. Most memes and popular trends of the 2020s originate from the app, proving that the influence of its users is nothing short of monumental. With 1.9 billion registered users globally, we’re sure you, your children, and your children’s …
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