United States President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law that will ban social media app TikTok if the parent company ByteDance Ltd. does not sell the app within nine months.
The “Protecting Americans...
This month, the House voted in an overwhelming majority of 352-65 to pass a bill that will either force ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, to sell the app or face a ban across America.
TikTok has 150 million...
Like it or not, we have all fallen for the marketing of online trends.
Every other post you scroll past is a subtle, or not so subtle, marketing tactic of influencers and companies.
While the effect...
According to the Kentucky General Assembly, Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150 was overridden on Wednesday, leaving some UK students unhappy.
The bill sets guidelines for the study of sexuality...
About a month ago, I deleted TikTok and in turn decreased my social media usage exponentially.
My boyfriend deleted TikTok weeks before I did and constantly raved about his increase in productivity.
I...
The Martin Luther King Center partnered with Underground Perspective and the Office of LGBTQ* Resources to host influencer Lynae Vanee as part of a series celebrating Women's History Month.
Vanee’s...
Editor’s note: Per request of the University of Kentucky Public Relations and Marketing Department, “UK is continuing to monitor the legislation and working with appropriate parties to determine any...
Before I went to college, I felt like my life would be like Rory Gilmore's (excluding all her faults). In college, I would immerse myself into a world of fantastic books, in my ideal journalistic universe....
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards saw lots of surprises and backlash after its commencement on Feb. 5.
Many thought that the nominations and wins were unfair or undeserved, including the wins of Bonnie...
When Alix Earle created a video on TikTok promoting Mielle Organics Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil on Dec. 29, non-Black women decided to hop on the trend in hopes of unlocking hair growth...
Self-dubbed misogynist Andrew Tate is impacting the way that young men treat women and view masculinity.
Tate is a 36-year-old internet personality and former kickboxer. Now, he owns Hustlers University,...
For many, being a social media influencer is a full-time job. But what decides the next big social media star?
Influencers usually get big from a specific post that goes viral. From there, they use...
