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A screenshot of a TikTok video posted on Monday that shows a couple embracing in the middle of a heart-shaped fire set on a Tofino beach during a fire ban and severe drought that has the community currently in Stage 3 water restrictions.

TikTokers’ heart-shaped blaze on Tofino beach in fire ban ignites online fury

“This is not cute, it’s so irresponsible and disrespectful to the local community.”

 

The B.C. government (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

As Twitter fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts

The same day Elon Musk abruptly dropped Twitter’s name and bird logo…

 

Bianca Blakney, also known as Pinup Pixie, left, and photographer Sarah Bowman during a photoshoot at Bowman’s studio. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)

Small-town B.C. pinup model has built 12 million followers on TikTok

Vancouver Island TikToker aims for the stars with ‘retro-futurism’ aesthetic

 

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TikTok: Here’s why #medicalgaslighting is trending

Now topping over 226 million views on TikTok, the social media tag…

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TikTok influencers, comedians Jeremy Baer, left, and Darcy Michael, a married couple from Ladner, B.C., pose for a photograph in Vancouver, on Friday, April 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

TikTokers making six-figure incomes via app worried about potential ban

Lawmakers from Canada, the U.S., Europe, India, New Zealand and others have banned the app from government devices

TikTok influencers, comedians Jeremy Baer, left, and Darcy Michael, a married couple from Ladner, B.C., pose for a photograph in Vancouver, on Friday, April 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Montana lawmakers were expected to take a big step forward Thursday, April 13, 2023 on a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state. It's a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

TikTok ban gets final approval by Montana’s GOP legislature

Montana’s House gave final passage Friday to a bill banning the social…

FILE - The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Montana lawmakers were expected to take a big step forward Thursday, April 13, 2023 on a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state. It's a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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TikTok fined $15.9M by UK watchdog over misuse of kids’ data

Britain’s privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty Tuesday for misusing…

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Four-year-old Prince George toddler Aldie has been impressing TikTok viewers with his understanding of emotions. (Instagram/aldie_bear_)

‘That’s emotions mama’: B.C. toddler wows millions with maturity in viral TikTok

4-year-old Prince George boy discusses how he’s feeling before bedtime

Four-year-old Prince George toddler Aldie has been impressing TikTok viewers with his understanding of emotions. (Instagram/aldie_bear_)
Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gap grows between TikTok users, U.S. lawmakers on potential ban

Government concerned about security threat from China, but users don’t want to lose favourite app

Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app…

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The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

TikTok to remain sponsor at Broadbent Institute conference despite security concerns

Social media app banned from federal employees’ work phones while Canada reviews its use

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, Oct. 14, 2022. The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices just days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, Oct. 14, 2022. The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices just days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
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TikTok banned from EU Commission phones over cybersecurity

The European Union’s executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned…

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This photo shows the TikTok icon on a phone screen. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

B.C. privacy commissioner part of interprovincial, federal TikTok investigation

Privacy Commissioner of Canada says it has teamed up with the offices of the information and privacy commissioners

This photo shows the TikTok icon on a phone screen. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
A video featuring Quesnel toddler Thomas’s efforts at his parent’s water factory has captured millions of views from around the world. (Submitted photo)
A video featuring Quesnel toddler Thomas’s efforts at his parent’s water factory has captured millions of views from around the world. (Submitted photo)
Paige Pritchard, a spending coach who shares financial advice on TikTok, poses for a photo in her home office, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Coppell, Texas. At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers peddling the latest products online, a slew of TikTok users are leveraging their platforms to tell people what not to buy instead. Pritchard said she chose her career path after blowing her entire $60,000 salary on clothing, beauty and hair products in the first year after she graduated from college. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

TikTok ‘de-influencers’ want Gen Z to buy less – and more

At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers…

Paige Pritchard, a spending coach who shares financial advice on TikTok, poses for a photo in her home office, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Coppell, Texas. At a time when consumers are inundated with so-called social media influencers peddling the latest products online, a slew of TikTok users are leveraging their platforms to tell people what not to buy instead. Pritchard said she chose her career path after blowing her entire $60,000 salary on clothing, beauty and hair products in the first year after she graduated from college. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
High school student Mecca Patterson-Guridy, 17, poses for a portrait in Philadelphia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural divides. To fill in gaps, some students, including Mecca, are looking to social media, where online personalities, nonprofit organizations and teachers are experimenting with ways to connect with them outside the confines of school. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)

Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons

Mecca Patterson-Guridy wants to learn, but for some subjects, she isn’t always…

High school student Mecca Patterson-Guridy, 17, poses for a portrait in Philadelphia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch on cultural divides. To fill in gaps, some students, including Mecca, are looking to social media, where online personalities, nonprofit organizations and teachers are experimenting with ways to connect with them outside the confines of school. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)
Keiko the 14-year-old pug gets himself unstuck from behind a couch. (Image courtesy Shelby Jack/@glambyshelby)

Old pug’s bewilderment after getting lost in its Vancouver Island home makes for viral video

Fashion and lifestyle content creator’s new TikTok followers want to see more of her 14-year-old dog

Keiko the 14-year-old pug gets himself unstuck from behind a couch. (Image courtesy Shelby Jack/@glambyshelby)
Daniel Corr of Abbotsford is suing two women who he says defamed him on the social media platform TikTok when they publicly accused him of sexual assault. (Instagram photo)

Abbotsford man sues over TikTok sex assault accusations

Lawsuit seeks damages from two women for alleged defamation

Daniel Corr of Abbotsford is suing two women who he says defamed him on the social media platform TikTok when they publicly accused him of sexual assault. (Instagram photo)
A screengrab from an Elections Quebec TikTok video is shown in a handout. Elections Quebec is hoping to reverse a trend of younger voters not going to the polls by taking a humoristic approach to its ad campaign, including TikTok videos that put a ballot box front and centre meant to create a social media movement to drum up voter interest for Oct. 3, primarily those aged 18 to 44 years old. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Cossette for Elections Quebec

Elections Quebec takes to TikTok, hoping quirky campaign inspires turnout

Videos show anything but a ballot being put into the ballot box, from corn to roses to maple syrup

A screengrab from an Elections Quebec TikTok video is shown in a handout. Elections Quebec is hoping to reverse a trend of younger voters not going to the polls by taking a humoristic approach to its ad campaign, including TikTok videos that put a ballot box front and centre meant to create a social media movement to drum up voter interest for Oct. 3, primarily those aged 18 to 44 years old. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Cossette for Elections Quebec