TikTok Suspends Video Posting in Russia, Citing Country’s ‘Fake News’ Law

A young boy from Reddish has gone viral on TikTok after a stranger shared a video of him busking in the city centre. Alfie Shields, 11, wanted to raise money for the children of Ukraine.

A woman has stockpiled 25 years' worth of food and has created a hidden bunker in her home in preparations for the "end of the world".

The Cannes Film Festival has added a new official partner ahead of this year’s festival: China-owned social media platform TikTok.

Saturday Night Live is poking fun at one of President Joe Biden‘s recent strategies.

Charli D’Amelio and a 55-year-old man who had a toilet plunger stuck to his nipple.The sketch was barely far-fetched; White House officials briefed 30 viral acts on the app about the war on Thursday over Zoom on Thursday.“People are saying this is the first war fought on TikTok,” the president told the social stars. “This is tough for me because I’m the landline of presidents, that’s why I need you.

“I suggested it as a joke, and then it actually happened,” dead panned Kate McKinnon as White House press secretary Jen Psaki tonight. And yes Saturday Night Live decided to literally rip tonight’s White House set cold open from the headlines

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Saturday Night Live” once again zeroed in on the war in Ukraine in its cold open with a sketch that featured President Joe Biden and White House press secretary Jen Psaki consulting with TikTok stars on how to respond to the growing threat from Russia.James Austin Johnson was back in an Oval Office setting as Biden while Kate McKinnon limned Psaki. A clutch of six representative TikTok personalities were seated on the two divans in the familiar setting for presidential meetings.“I suggested it as a joke and then it actually happened,” McKinnon as Psaki quipped, looking around the room.Johnson’s Biden joked about his lack of familiarity with the cutting-edge of social media.

A young Ukrainian woman has become a TikTok star after sharing exactly what daily life in a bomb shelter is like. In order to stay as safe as possible after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched attacks on the country, she has seemingly moved into a below-ground bunker with her mum, dad and pet dog.The account, which uses the name @Valerisssh has 569k followers, with a video showing, "My typical day in a bomb shelter" being viewed 32.8 million times.The 22 second clip offered a clear insight into her day - the youngster watched her mum cook on a small stove, conversed with her dad, played with her dog who she noted was confused by the situation and dried her hair with a heat gun. The most harrowing part of the viral video was when she showed the devastation in her home city.

TikTok star Sam Ryder has been announced as the UK’s entry for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.

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TikTok star Sam Ryder is reportedly being lined up to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.According to the The Mirror, BBC bosses are preparing to reveal the viral star as this year’s entrant with his recent single ‘Space Man’.Ryder found viral acclaim after he started posting covers and at-home karaoke tracks at the beginning of lockdown in March 2020. By the end of the year, he was crowned TikTok’s most popular artist account.With 7.7million followers and a range of famous fans including Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys, Ryder recently performed for an NME Home Sessions performance.It was announced last year that TaP Music – the global music publishing and management company behind the likes of Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey – will collaborate with the BBC to choose a track and artist to represent the UK at the Song Contest.Meanwhile, Russia was recently banned from competing in this year’s Eurovision following backlash to an earlier statement from organisers saying the country would be allowed to compete despite launching a military assault on Ukraine.Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last month.Ukraine’s entrant, Alina Pash, will also no longer represent her home country at this year’s event, the competition also recently announced.

Amazon and Meta Platforms are ramping up efforts in support of Ukraine, with Amazon’s measures including pulling the plug on Prime Video and shipments in Russia.