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Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown

April 24, 2024

A person holds a sign in front of the Capitol that reads, "TikTok changed my life for the better."

The New Empress of Self-Help Is a TikTok Star

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

April 17, 2024

The Jews Aren’t Taking Away TikTok

April 17, 2024

A collage of partial images of influencers connected with lines to fragments of text

Beijing Is Ruining TikTok

Michael Schuman

March 24, 2024

Critics of the TikTok Bill Are Missing the Point

Zephyr Teachout

March 20, 2024

George Washington holds up a smartphone as other Founding Fathers look on in concern.

It’s Just an App

March 13, 2024

An image of people holding pro-TikTok signs in front of the Capitol

The Atlantic Daily

Could a TikTok Ban Actually Happen?

March 12, 2024

You’re Looking at TikTok All Wrong

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 1, 2024

The Irony of the Sephora Tweens

February 24, 2024

A young girl puts on lipstick in the mirror.

The Atlantic Daily

What the President Is Doing on TikTok

February 16, 2024

Joe Biden holding an iPhone

The Moneyball Theory of Presidential Social Media

February 14, 2024

Images of Joe Biden

The Internet Is Being Ruined by Bloated Junk

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 15, 2024

Illustration of a YouTube timeline that has spun out of control

You Can See Inside Your Ear. That Doesn’t Mean You Should.

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 3, 2024

A cotton swab with a camera on the end.

The Golden Age of Gadgets for Girlies

December 21, 2023

A hand holding a high-tech hairstyling tool

Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 21, 2023

An illustration of text posts disappearing

Courts Are Choosing TikTok Over Children

December 19, 2023

A statue holding smartphone with blinking screen

Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore

December 18, 2023

Watching a Line Cook Flip Eggs for Six Hours

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 26, 2023

GIF of a fried egg inside of an Instagram Live pink circle

The Junk Is Winning

October 25, 2023

Various products—headphones, brush, eyedrops, blow dryer, and more—with "buy now" icons on them.

Should You Delete Your Kid’s TikTok This Week?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 11, 2023

An image of fighters with black stripes in front

The 24-Year-Old Who Outsold Oprah This Week

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 28, 2023

Multiple faces gazing outward

The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones

Spencer Kornhaber

September 27, 2023

A collage of chairs

The Atlantic Daily

Every App Wants to Be a Shopping App

September 15, 2023

In this photo illustration, logos of Threads, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Netflix and Twitter is displayed on a mobile phone screen

The Atlantic Guide to Privacy

Kids Deserve Privacy Online. They’re Not Getting It.

S. Matthew Liao and Claudia Passos Ferreira

September 14, 2023

Digital embroidery of a child reading a book

‘Subliminals’ Have a Power No Teen Can Explain

Kaitlyn Tiffany

August 22, 2023

An illustration of various items from "subliminal" videos, including a cell phone, water bottle, and headphones.

TikTok Is Opening a Parallel Dimension in Europe

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 16, 2023

A heart made out of a matrix dissolves and then reforms

The Wonder Reader

The Psychological Terms We Misuse

August 5, 2023

Movie poster for Gaslight

What in the World Is Happening on TikTok Live?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 3, 2023

An animated coin in the style of TikTok

TikTok Is Doing Something Very Un-TikTok

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 27, 2023

Behold the Demon Scream

July 14, 2023

A photo of young fans screaming

The Aspects of Manifestation We Shouldn’t Discount

May 30, 2023

A hand holding a crystal

How to Watch a Movie in 15 Easy Steps

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

May 23, 2023

A phone screen with classic television-set knobs on its screen.

The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing Up—And They’re Horrified

May 23, 2023

Illustration of a baby surrounded by Instagram 'like' counts

The Atlantic Daily

What the “Stealth Wealth” Obsession Reveals

Kelli María Korducki

May 19, 2023

Sarah Snook in Succession

America Is Getting TikTok All Wrong

Tim Hwang and Tianyu Fang

May 18, 2023

There’s No Secret to How Wealthy People Dress

May 15, 2023

Three characters from HBO's "Succession" all dressed in "stealth wealth" clothing, including a several-hundred-dollar black wool baseball cap on one of them.