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Every Geekout story on TikTok: features, Shop, ads, creator tools and the fight over its future, explained for marketers.
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Aug 28, 2026
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15 min read
Meta's $17bn addiction settlement is bad news for TikTok and YouTube
Zuckerberg lost the lawsuit, kept the cash, and is now dragging his rivals into the same rules
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Aug 7, 2026
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18 min read
Disney strikes a TikTok deal to let creators use its films and shows
...And Reddit moderators revolt as AI moves in
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Mar 27, 2026
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16 min read
Meta’s crushing court verdicts kickstart its accountability era
... And why TikTok ads are about to get very annoying
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Jan 30, 2026
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44 min read
TikTok's US switchover turns into a conspiracy theory hot mess
And Meta is cloning Snapchat again with premium subscription plans
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Jan 23, 2026
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14 min read
TikTok’s US deal is done, as China finally says yes
...And UK teens brace themselves for a social media ban
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Dec 19, 2025
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15 min read
A Christmas miracle! TikTok’s US sale deal is finally done
... and Facebook wants to charge you to post links 😲
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Nov 21, 2025
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14 min read
Meta beats the US government... with a little help from TikTok
...and why Grok has the hots for Elon... 😳
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Sep 19, 2025
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15 min read
Trump’s TikTok deal is almost done (maybe)
...and Zuckerberg reveals Meta’s new super-intelligent smart glasses
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May 9, 2025
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12 min read
Meta’s TikTok fear is very real
...and Trump might extend TikTok’s lifeline AGAIN
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Mar 7, 2025
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14 min read
X’s ad money shakedown could get probed
... And everyone is stalling on a TikTok deal
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Feb 14, 2025
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13 min read
Valentine surprise! TikTok returns to US app stores
... And YouTube celebrates its 20th birthday 🎂
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Feb 7, 2025
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14 min read
China leaves TikTok hanging in the US
...and Meta has some fighting talk for the EU
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Jan 31, 2025
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14 min read
TikTok bidders line up to please Trump
...and Zuck won’t stop sucking up, either
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Jan 17, 2025
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27 min read
TikTok users see Red(Note)
While Zuck gets even more Trumpy
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Jan 10, 2025
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42 min read
Zuck tunes Meta up for the Trump II era
And the US Supreme Court gives TikTok its last chance
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Dec 20, 2024
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15 min read
TikTok's date with destiny at the Supreme Court
...but Zuck just crushed my X-rated dream 😳
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Dec 13, 2024
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12 min read
TikTok’s ban deadline getting scarily close
...But there are more questions than answers 🤔
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Nov 29, 2024
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13 min read
Australia drops ban hammer on teens’ social fun
...And Reddit rockets ahead of X in the UK 🚀
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