Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok
2 years, 4 months ago

Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok

LA Times  

On a quarterly earnings call, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Meta Platforms’ products will lean into algorithmic recommendation — a trend that has frustrated some users. “One of the main transformations in our business right now is that social feeds are going from being driven primarily by the people and accounts you follow to increasingly also being driven by AI recommending content that you’ll find interesting from across Facebook or Instagram,” Zuckerberg said. “We expect these numbers to more than double by the end of next year.” People spent over 30% more time watching Reels in the company’s most recent quarter, Zuckerberg said, and the company has now “crossed a $1-billion annual revenue run rate for Reels ads.” Even before Zuckerberg doubled down on it Wednesday, the increasing TikTokification of Instagram was stirring users’ ire. In a video addressing backlash to the recent changes, Adam Mosseri, head of the platform, said that although Instagram will continue to support still photography, “more and more of Instagram is going to become video.” Mosseri also framed the introduction of more recommended content into users’ feeds as a way to help smaller content creators find an audience.

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TikTok lost a major legal bid to avoid a U.S. ban. Now what?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

TikTok lost a major legal bid to avoid a U.S. ban. Now what?

LA Times  

A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, in 2022. “Here the Government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit that adversary’s ability to gather data on people in the United States.” Legal experts said they expect TikTok will appeal its case to the Supreme …

Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?
1 month ago

Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?

LA Times  

The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when then-President Trump moved to ban the popular video app because of national security concerns. One hitch: Trump recently changed his mind, joining TikTok in June and posting on social media, “Those who want to save TikTok in America, vote for Trump.” “We’re not doing …

What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?
1 month, 1 week ago

What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Disgruntled X users are again …

Trump led the charge to ban TikTok. Now he says he’ll save it
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump led the charge to ban TikTok. Now he says he’ll save it

Al Jazeera  

Trump has pledged to ‘save’ popular Chinese-owned app despite signing an order to ban it during his first term. On the campaign trail, Trump, who signed an executive order seeking to ban the app during his first term, pledged to “save TikTok” but neither he nor his transition team have disclosed further details about what this might mean for ByteDance. …

Facebook’s new AI-driven feed is causing people to spend way more time on their phones, Meta reveals
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Facebook’s new AI-driven feed is causing people to spend way more time on their phones, Meta reveals

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook and Instagram users have significantly increased their screen time since a new …

TikTok has known about how the app can harm teens and preteens, new documents show
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok has known about how the app can harm teens and preteens, new documents show

NPR  

TikTok has known about how the app can harm teens and preteens, new documents show AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: TikTok executives were acutely aware of the potential dangers the app could cause to teens but appeared unconcerned, even though the company's own internal research validated the fears child safety advocates have been raising for years. But in internal documents, TikTok admitted …

Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people
2 months, 1 week ago

Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people

NPR  

Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Kids as young as 15 were stripping on TikTok’s live feature fueled by adults who were paying for it. TikTok’s algorithm prioritizes beautiful people When TikTok’s main video feed saw “a high volume of … not attractive subjects” filling everyone’s screens, the app rejiggered its algorithm …

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta files lawsuit against TikTok for exploiting young users
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta files lawsuit against TikTok for exploiting young users

LA Times  

Rob Bonta joined several other attorneys general in filing lawsuits Tuesday against TikTok, alleging the popular social media app is exploiting young users, violating state consumer protection laws and misleading the public. Rob Bonta and several other state attorneys general filed a coordinated blitz of lawsuits Tuesday against TikTok, alleging the popular social media app is exploiting young users, violating …

Poll: More turning to TikTok for news in US
3 months ago

Poll: More turning to TikTok for news in US

China Daily  

Small toy figures are seen in front of TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken March 15, 2021. About 4 in 10 young adults in the US now regularly get news on TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published on Tuesday. Today, 39 percent of adults under 30 say they regularly get news on TikTok, compared with shares …

TikTok Lite Leaves up to 1 Billion Users With Fewer Protections
5 months ago

TikTok Lite Leaves up to 1 Billion Users With Fewer Protections

Wired  

In May, TikTok announced that it would automatically label AI-generated content on its platform. A new report from the Mozilla Foundation and AI Forensics finds that TikTok’s Lite-Save Data version, aimed at users in poorer markets, not only leaves AI-generated content unlabeled, but also lacks other, similar safeguards. Some content about topics like elections and health, similarly, includes a notice …

TikTok cyberattack targets CNN, Paris Hilton and other high-profile accounts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok cyberattack targets CNN, Paris Hilton and other high-profile accounts

LA Times  

TikTok is investigating a cyberattack targeting “a number of high-profile” accounts, including media outlet CNN and celebrity Paris Hilton. In particular, a TikTok spokesperson said, the company has been “collaborating closely with CNN to restore account access and implement enhanced security measures” after the news organization was targeted on the app by “malicious actors.” “We are dedicated to maintaining the …

'It's an honour': Trump joins Tiktok after once trying to ban platform, instantly gets 3 million followers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'It's an honour': Trump joins Tiktok after once trying to ban platform, instantly gets 3 million followers

India TV News  

Washington: Former US President and Republican presidential contender Donald Trump officially joined the China-owned short video-sharing platform TikTok, after once trying to ban the app during his term in the White House. "It's an honour," Trump said in the TikTok video, which features footage of him waving to fans and posing for selfies at the Ultimate Fighting Championship fight in …

US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms

Al Jazeera  

Recent decisions by US gov’t and platforms have made organising on TikTok and Instagram much harder for activists. For the last two years, he’s used TikTok and Instagram as a means to spread the word about climate marches and real-life ways people can get involved and fight to take on climate change. Limits on Meta and X The US government’s …

What’s behind the anti-Biden ‘wildfire’ among TikTok influencers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s behind the anti-Biden ‘wildfire’ among TikTok influencers

LA Times  

President Biden has been courting Kahlil Greene and other young TikTok influencers since taking office, inviting them to celebrations at the White House and policy briefings on Zoom, where Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been known to pop in. Biden’s reputation on TikTok was dismal in the summer of 2020, according to Daniel Daks, who consulted for the …

TikTok curbs state-affiliated media amid foreign influence fears
7 months ago

TikTok curbs state-affiliated media amid foreign influence fears

Al Jazeera  

Video-sharing app says state-backed accounts will not be recommended or allowed to advertise outside home countries. TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, has announced new curbs on state-affiliated media amid concerns about foreign interference in a major election year. The Chinese-owned platform said on Thursday that state-affiliated media accounts would no longer be recommended in users’ feeds or allowed to advertise …

TikTok content creators sue the U.S. government over law that could ban the popular platform
7 months, 1 week ago

TikTok content creators sue the U.S. government over law that could ban the popular platform

The Hindu  

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. Government on May 14, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argued in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing …

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform
7 months, 1 week ago

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform

Associated Press  

Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year. Attorneys for the creators argue in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing arguments …

L.A. influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok’s algorithm. Now they fear for the future
7 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok’s algorithm. Now they fear for the future

LA Times  

Brandon Hurst is known as Brandon the Plant Guy on TikTok. “What makes TikTok special is the algorithm,” Hurst said, noting that if TikTok’s owners sell the app, the algorithm could change. “A lot of people have scaled probably beyond their wildest dreams.” Influencers don’t need to own a business to make money on TikTok, one creator said. For small-business …

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned

BBC  

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned Getty Images TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. Banning a massive social media app would be an unprecedented moment in American tech history, though the looming court battle currently leaves TikTok's fate uncertain. When TikTok went offline …

The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?
54 years, 11 months ago

The TikTok Ultimatum Is Here. What Does It Mean?

Wired  

Makena Kelly: The Washington Post said that he had a lot to do with RFK Jr.'s TikTok content, but he was doing this content way, way, way before Link was even ever involved. Even media outlets get excited about the campaign because they know people are going to cover it and they know people are going to want to get …

TikTok bows to European pressure and halts reward feature on new app in France and Spain
7 months, 4 weeks ago

TikTok bows to European pressure and halts reward feature on new app in France and Spain

Associated Press  

LONDON — TikTok said Wednesday that it’s halting a feature on its new app rewarding users in Europe for watching videos, after facing pressure from regulators worried about its addictive features. The company backed down days after the European Union warned that the TikTok Lite app might have breached the 27-nation bloc’s digital regulations when it launched earlier this month. …

Questions swirl over the future of TikTok. Who could own it? How will the platform operate?
8 months ago

Questions swirl over the future of TikTok. Who could own it? How will the platform operate?

LA Times  

TikTok on Wednesday faced a formidable threat to its business, with a new law signed by President Biden that could dramatically change the way the popular video app operates. The new law would require ByteDance, a tech company founded in China in 2012, to sell TikTok or the app will be banned in the U.S. Business The Biden administration’s threat …

Yahoo acquires Instagram co-founders' AI news platform Artifact
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yahoo acquires Instagram co-founders' AI news platform Artifact

The Hindu  

April 03, 2024 01:45 pm | Updated 01:48 pm IST Yahoo said on Tuesday it had acquired Instagram co-founders' AI-driven news platform, Artifact, and will incorporate its technology across the U.S. web services provider's news and other sites. The deal signals continued pain for media start-ups struggling to grow revenue at a time when Big Tech giants Alphabet and Meta …

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized
9 months, 1 week ago

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

Hindustan Times  

Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Pearlman is among the many TikTok creators across the U.S. outraged over a bipartisan bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday that would lead to a nationwide …

India banned TikTok overnight but 200 million people learned to live without it
9 months, 1 week ago

India banned TikTok overnight but 200 million people learned to live without it

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — As TikTok fans in the United States worry about losing access to the wildly-popular social media app, there are lessons they can learn from a country on the other side of the world. “It’s important to remember that when India banned TikTok and multiple Chinese apps, the US was the first to praise the decision,” said …

Column: What would banning TikTok accomplish? Answer: Virtually nothing
9 months, 1 week ago

Column: What would banning TikTok accomplish? Answer: Virtually nothing

LA Times  

In January, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified along with other social media CEOs at a Senate hearing about their platforms’ effect on children. Its advocates cite the threat of Chinese government breaches of users’ privacy, its potential use as a conduit of Chinese anti-democratic propaganda into the U.S., its purportedly deleterious effect on its youthful users — one critic …

TikTok is finally on the decline. Here’s why.
10 months ago

TikTok is finally on the decline. Here’s why.

Slate  

Don’t look now, but after half a decade of transforming public life on an international scale, TikTok may finally be entering its flop era. Then, there’s also the sharp slowdown in user growth over the past year, widespread annoyance with its ad-heavy push into e-commerce via the “TikTok Shop,” impatience with its never-ending deluge of A.I.–generated spam and misinformation, exhaustion …

Biden’s campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices. Both the FBI and the Federal Communications Commission have warned that TikTok owner ByteDance could share user data — such as browsing history, location and biometric identifiers — with China’s authoritarian government. …

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Watch LIVE proceedings

India TV News  

California: The CEOs of top social media apps and video streaming platforms including Meta, TikTok, X and others are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child exploitation on their platforms, as lawmakers, families and advocates are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives. So independent regulation needs to step in.” Facebook to face …

TikTok restricts tool used by researchers - and its critics - to assess content on its platform
11 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok restricts tool used by researchers - and its critics - to assess content on its platform

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — TikTok has restricted one tool researchers use to analyze popular videos, a move that follows a barrage of criticism directed at the social media platform about content related to the Israel-Hamas war and a study that questioned whether the company was suppressing topics that don’t align with the interests of the Chinese government. TikTok’s Creative Center – …

TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views, says report criticized by the company
1 year, 2 months ago

TikTok videos promoting steroid use have millions of views, says report criticized by the company

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media company disputes. The findings from the study show TikTok videos — under certain hashtags — promoting what researchers called “steroid-like drugs” have racked up more than …

TikTok hit with $368-million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules
1 year, 3 months ago

TikTok hit with $368-million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules

LA Times  

European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368-million fine on Friday for failing to protect children’s privacy, the first time that the popular video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the lead privacy regulator for Big Tech companies whose European headquarters are largely in Dublin, said it was fining TikTok 345 million …

Mark Zuckerberg promises more features for Threads as users leave the platform
1 year, 4 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg promises more features for Threads as users leave the platform

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday shared that new features were coming to the recently launched text-based social media app Threads, including custom alt-text for photos and videos, a mention button for users, and the ability to directly share a post to Instagram DMs. Threads, which quickly collected 100 million sign-ups within a week of launch, has seen over half …

News enthusiasts turn to TikTok to chart new paths in media
1 year, 4 months ago

News enthusiasts turn to TikTok to chart new paths in media

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, “I didn’t want to …

After Meta’s Threads, TikTok now wants to launch a ‘Twitter Killer,’ gears up for a major overhaul
1 year, 4 months ago

After Meta’s Threads, TikTok now wants to launch a ‘Twitter Killer,’ gears up for a major overhaul

Firstpost  

After Meta’s Threads tried taking down Twitter and failed spectacularly, TikTok has now announced that it will be taking on the all new X platform and launch a new feature that will make TikTok the new Twitter It looks like TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform is next in line to try and take down Elon Musk’s Twitter, just weeks after …

TikTok rivals Twitter with new text format
1 year, 4 months ago

TikTok rivals Twitter with new text format

The Hindu  

TikTok, the social platform known for its addictive video content, announced Monday that it will offer text-only posts, becoming the latest tech giant to offer an alternative to embattled Twitter. The text posts on TikTok will most closely resemble similar offerings on Instagram, which earlier this month also launched a challenge to Twitter - which owner Elon Musk renamed X …

Is Mark Zuckerberg a copycat? When Meta CEO found ‘inspiration’ from rivals
1 year, 5 months ago

Is Mark Zuckerberg a copycat? When Meta CEO found ‘inspiration’ from rivals

Firstpost  

Mark Zuckerberg is a tech genius. From cloning Snapchat’s filters to TikTok’s Stories, the Meta CEO has had a long history of being a copycat Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday intensified his rivalry with Elon Musk by launching Threads, what many has described as a Twitter-killer. Netizens noted that Threads, the new app launched by Meta shared too many similarities …

Why Hollywood’s streaming future probably won’t look like TikTok
1 year, 6 months ago

Why Hollywood’s streaming future probably won’t look like TikTok

LA Times  

In early 2021, as TikTok was devouring Americans’ attention, Netflix launched a feature seemingly tailor-made to compete with the upstart app. “With subscription, you want to feel like you’re getting premium content, star-driven content — and short-form is something that you feel like you can do yourself.” It would also be tough for streaming companies to compete with social media’s …

Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?
1 year, 6 months ago

Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?

LA Times  

Bluesky, the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform. Musk is not on it — and this might be part of the appeal for those longing for the way things were before the Tesla billionaire …

5 simple ways to step up your business's TikTok game
1 year, 6 months ago

5 simple ways to step up your business's TikTok game

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Social media followers are great, …

Instagram working on Twitter rival app: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Instagram working on Twitter rival app: Report

The Hindu  

Meta-owned Instagram is working on a text-based platform that could rival Twitter and be revealed as early as June, according to a report by Bloomberg. Leaked images showed samples of a user interface for “Instagram’s new text-based app for conversations,” reported marketing professor Lia Haberman. pic.twitter.com/xgQa1kUjCl — Lia Haberman May 19, 2023 The app will be decentralised and built over …

Bluesky: Twitter alternative surges in popularity as celebrities join and people fight over invites
1 year, 7 months ago

Bluesky: Twitter alternative surges in popularity as celebrities join and people fight over invites

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bluesky, a Twitter alternative supported by one of its original founders, may be …

Right-wing story hour, part 2: Chaya Raichik and the Libs of TikTok saga
1 year, 8 months ago

Right-wing story hour, part 2: Chaya Raichik and the Libs of TikTok saga

Salon  

Chaya Raichik was standing alone off to the side of the Cleveland Park Library's main reading room. "All the fear-mongering," she'd later say, "people getting kicked off planes for not wearing masks, for two-year-olds not wearing masks… Fauci's lies…" Raichik's family was always conservative. In Raichik's summary, she adds, "This is groomer talk." * * * Back at the Cleveland …

Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said during a nearly six-hour congressional hearing Thursday that the platform has never turned over user data to the Chinese government, and wouldn’t do so if asked. “America has the most …

For some, TikTok is a path to riches and the American dream. With a ban, it could all disappear
1 year, 8 months ago

For some, TikTok is a path to riches and the American dream. With a ban, it could all disappear

LA Times  

A U.S. ban of TikTok would be a devastating blow to many of the small businesses that have turned to the app to build audiences and customer bases instead of pricey marketing campaigns. “A part of what people have done on this app is created their own slice of the American dream that is preached so much about,” said Wyman, …

TikTok ban latest: CEO Shou Chew issues stark warning on social media apps at US Congress hearing
1 year, 8 months ago

TikTok ban latest: CEO Shou Chew issues stark warning on social media apps at US Congress hearing

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy TikTok CEO Shou Chew says that no government devices should have social media …

TikTok might get banned after ‘disaster’ testimony. Why do some TikTokers not care?
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok might get banned after ‘disaster’ testimony. Why do some TikTokers not care?

LA Times  

The U.S. government may be inching toward a radical restructuring of TikTok, if not an outright ban on the Chinese-owned social media app. “If ByteDance fights against this forced sale, TikTok will likely be banned in the US by late 2023.” “We would characterize today’s testimony. “It was a reminder that a sound business strategy for me as a content …

Editorial: Congress is scapegoating TikTok. It’s no worse than other social media platforms
1 year, 9 months ago

Editorial: Congress is scapegoating TikTok. It’s no worse than other social media platforms

LA Times  

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023. Indeed, TikTok is similar to other social media apps that vacuum up personal data, wrote Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which analyzed the TikTok app. Lawmakers …

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: 3 things to know
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: 3 things to know

Associated Press  

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday at a congressional hearing over concerns about user data collected by the popular video-sharing app and potential Chinese spying. The U.S. public knows relatively little about Chew compared with Silicon Valley social media giants such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, said Brooke Erin Duffy, who studies social media platforms as an associate professor of …

TikTok creators contemplate life after possible ban: ‘It all can be taken away’
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok creators contemplate life after possible ban: ‘It all can be taken away’

Live Mint  

A TikTok ban wouldn’t put Carrie Deming’s bookstore out of business, she said, “but it would make paying the bills a lot harder." Ms. Deming heads to TikTok daily, posting videos of book reviews and highlighting new titles at the store she owns, The Dog Eared Book in Palmyra, N.Y. People have stopped in from as far away as Norway …

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