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Yesterday β€” 17 May 2024Main stream

Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities

βœ‡NYT: Technology
By: Elizabeth Paton
18 May 2024 at 10:36
A TikTok movement is calling for followers to block famous people over their stances on the Israel-Hamas war. It began at the Met Gala.

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Zendaya at the Met Gala last week in a couture gown. Her image, spliced with photographs of Palestinian children, contributed to a TikTok movement.
Before yesterdayMain stream

TikTok CEO Shou Chew’s Path From Quiet Tech Exec to Met Gala Red Carpet

βœ‡NYT: Technology
By: Jacob Bernstein， Madison Malone Kircher and Sapna Maheshwari
3 May 2024 at 15:17
With the company facing a ban in the U.S., Shou Chew is expected to join Zendaya, Bad Bunny and Anna Wintour on the red carpet.

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Shou Chew and his wife, Vivian Kao, at the Met Gala in May 2022, when he was roughly a year into his tenure as the TikTok chief executive.
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