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AppLovin (APP) stock climbed Friday following a report that the advertising technology company is pursuing plans for a new social media platform.

"where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video," reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. The reply, from a redacted address, states: "I am in china I will be in the US 2nd week of may." Her face hovering over a screenshot of the exchange, a TikTok creator claims the timing aligns with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's schedule, before speculating that the word "torture" could refer to documented abuses of Palestinian detainees. The video has drawn close to 700,000 views.

This is the first new feature introduced for U.S. users since TikTok officially came under new ownership last month. The new U.S. version of the app got off to a bumpy start when it faced a major outage that TikTok says was due to a "cascading systems failure." The new localized feeds for U.S. users will include "local content related to travel, events, restaurants and shopping, as well as posts from small businesses and local creators."

By placing 80 percent of its U.S. assets under the control of non-Chinese investors, the joint venture aims to avoid an outright ban. The new investors include the technology company Oracle, the private equity company Silver Lake, and the Emirati investment firm MGX. ByteDance retains a stake of just under 20 percent and will license its algorithm to the new entity.

Fifteen people suspected of spreading "Islamic State"(IS) propaganda on TikTok were arrested in raids across the Netherlands by Dutch police on Tuesday. The Dutch public prosecution office said the 15 suspects were trying to "incite others to commit terrorist crimes" through IS propaganda, which included calls to join the Islamist terrorist group while glorifying the idea of "martyrdom." Some of the posts were viewed more than 100,000 times, Dutch authorities said.

According to the Santa Clara Police Department, Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were arrested at the stadium during the game for allegedly trespassing and field incursion. Videos posted on social media by fans show that one of the alleged trespassers entered the playing area at around midfield. He ran between a pair of officials, one of whom dived after him and missed, then took off toward the end zone.

"It always happens at some point," Rob Pursey says in reference to "twee," a descriptor that has dogged he and partner Amelia Fletcher's bands for 40 years. It was a word often used as derogatory by music journalists, but like a lot of genres - shoegaze, trip-hop - it's become accepted and embraced by many who have listened to their band Heavenly in the nearly two decades between breaking up and reforming in 2023.

Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles TikTok has agreed to settle in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. Read More Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Read More

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - Ultimate Mix - John Lennon The clip captures a heartwarming moment with Zebby quietly "asking" for his mom's attention. He sits beside her, his big puppy dog eyes creating the connection she clearly can't resist. For the Golden, it's about staying connected and relevant in her everyday life, and for Mom, it's a constant reminder of why she loves her pup so much!

Dilated pupils, high on camera and often alone. On TikTok, more and more young people are publicly filming their drug use. The videos reach millions, often under a single hashtag: #Pingtok. The trend reflects a new visibility of drug use on social media. What once happened behind closed doors is now filmed, aestheticized and shared publicly sometimes with life-threatening consequences, and often unnoticed by parents.

Posted on TikTok nearly a week ago, the 10-second clip opens with a woman holding up a staff badge identifying her as a registered nurse in the emergency department at Mass General. She pulls out a canister of saline wound wash and sprays it at the camera while mouthing along to the A Day To Remember song "Miracle," which features the lyrics, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper / My will is stronger."

'In recent weeks, The Park has been subject to unexpected visits by camera-wielding influencers. This has taken us completely by surprise, probably because we do not spend a lick of time on TikTok. But some of our digitally-oriented team members have shared that The Park and its restrooms are trending.'

Former quarterback Tom Brady was seen this past Sunday participating in the layperson's elite Sunday activity: rotting in various locations around the house and posting. "So this is what you do on a Sunday," Brady wrote in the first of two selfies, including some 100 emojis and inexplicably adding The Killers "Mr. Brightside" as a soundtrack. The next post, which he later deleted, was another cuddly selfie that wouldn't be out of place on a college girl's Snapchat circa 2014

According to estimates from digital market intelligence firm Similarweb, TikTok saw usage dip into the range of 86-88 million daily active users in the U.S. immediately after the ownership change. That compares with a typical average of 92 million daily active users. The app has bounced back to more than 90 million daily active users, indicating that many who left TikTok have since returned.

As a quick recap, a day after the TikTok US deal was announced, placing the management of TikTok's American business into the hands of a bunch of U.S. administrators, the app started acting up, suffering from random drop-outs and other service issues, which spooked American users. What's more, view counts on some videos weren't rising, with some videos getting no views at all, while some keyword searches appeared to be returning no results.

We have successfully restored TikTok back to normal after a significant outage caused by winter weather took down a primary U.S. data center site operated by Oracle. The winter storm led to a power outage which caused network and storage issues at the site and impacted tens of thousands of servers that help keep TikTok running in the U.S. This affected many of TikTok's core features-from content posting and discovery to the real-time display of video likes and view counts,

Many TikTok users across the US say they're rethinking their relationship with the platform since its ownership and terms and conditions have recently changed, with some citing censorship and lack of trust as reasons why they're removing themselves from the app. Keara Sullivan, a 26-year-old comedian, says TikTok jumpstarted her career and provided a pathway to getting a manager and a literary agent.

I remember adults coming up to me and saying, 'Ohhh, Medeiros! Like Glenn Medeiros, the guy who sang that love song!' And then they start singing it in front of me," Lyric tells TODAY.com. "Older women would come up to me and say, 'Oh, he was a heartthrob!'

Raines' life made an immeasurable impact, Beauty 2 The Streetz wrote on social media. Through her tireless advocacy, deep compassion, and unwavering commitment, she used her powerful media platform to amplify the voices of those in need and to bring dignity, resources, and hope to some of the most underserved populations, the organization said. Raines' cause of death was not released, but the organization said it would share additional information when it is available.