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TikTok’s Daddy is Saving the App from Congress on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • TikTok users are defending the app’s CEO during his viral testimony against a Congress they see as out of touch
  • Gwenyth Paltrow’s “wellness routine” has Gen Z on TikTok standing up to toxic diet culture
  • Taco Bell is appealing to nostalgia marketing by bringing back their wildly loved Volcano Menu from the ‘90s
This week on TikTok: Dedicated users are defending the platform’s CEO in U.S. trials  This week, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is appearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to testify regarding the Gen Z-loved app’s potential nationwide ban. But while yesterday proved to be a cringeworthy whirlwind on the floor, the internet isn’t expressing the same feelings as Congress. While Wall Street slammed Chew’s testimony, “dubbing it a ‘disaster moment’ for TikTok,” Gen Z and Millennials are proving they have Chew’s back.   Clips of the hearing are flooding Twitter and TikTok itself showing how members of...

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