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The White House launched an account on popular video app TikTok despite the U.S.’s rocky history with the Chinese-owned company. Trump once called it a national security threat.
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Al Jazeera on MSNTrump’s White House takes to TikTok as deadline looms to ban platform
The new account comes as Trump has three times delayed implementing a ‘sell or ban’ law for the Chinese-owned app.
TikTok star JaidoWorld, whose real name is Elias Fritz, was arrested in New Providence, Bahamas, for allegedly firing shots at authorities from his vehicle during a police pursuit on Aug. 11.
A growing number of young people are misusing nitrous oxide to get high, and a Maryland health expert warns that the consequences can be deadly.
Call-outs for those under-25 have risen by 90% over the last five years, driven by TikTok and Instagram videos depicting "secret" beauty spots that are often remote and dangerous. In one case, highlighted by BBC Wales' SOS Extreme Rescues, a young couple used TikTok videos to research a trip to part of a north Wales world heritage site.
These young American soldiers are unabashedly feminine and unexpectedly cheerful. It is a long way from the macho military ideal. They command thousands of followers and millions of views, reflecting a broader shift within the ranks.