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Rumble, a video website that’s a favorite among conservatives, is offering superstar podcaster Joe Rogan $100 million to jump ship from Spotify.

The offer comes just days after Rogan apologized for a recent video compilation of him using the N-word multiple times over the years on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, saying the video looked “terrible” and that the word was “not [his] word to use.”

The money would be paid out over four years and Rumble would feature all of Rogan’s shows, past and present.

“Dear Joe, we stand with you, your guests and your legion of fans in desire for real conversation,” Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said in an email to Rogan.

“How about you bring all your shows to Rumble, both old and new, with no censorship, for 100 million bucks over four years? This is our chance to save the world. And yes, this is totally legit.”

In 2020, Rogan signed a landmark deal with Spotify, also worth $100 million, which gave the streaming giant exclusive rights to his hugely successful podcast.

In recent weeks, Spotify has come under pressure to condemn Rogan due to the repeated sharing of COVID-19 misinformation on the podcast. Several musicians, including Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, have removed their music from the platform in a boycott of Spotify due to the affiliation.

Addressing the controversy, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed that content advisories would be added to any release that discusses COVID-19. Later, in a staff memo, Ek expressed that, while he “strongly condemns” some of Rogan’s actions, he believes “silencing” him isn’t the answer.

Rumble, however, was created by CEO Chris Pavlovski the in 2013, when it mostly featured viral videos and news content. However, in 2020, it gained notoriety when Republican politician Devin Nunes said YouTube was censoring his content and moved it to Rumble. Other prominent right-wing voices followed, like Simone Gold and Dan Bongino.

“We are for people with something to say and something to share, who believe in authentic expression, and want to control the value of their own creations. We create technologies that are immune to cancel culture,” Rumble’s about me page reads.

“Because everyone benefits when we have access to more ideas, diverse opinions, and dialogue. Join us. We are on a mission to protect a free and open internet.”

Once the shift happened, the nascent site bloomed in popularity and worth, currently sitting at an estimated value of around $500 million.

TikTok is without a doubt one of the most popular social media apps in the world. Each day, millions of creators hop on and post videos on their accounts aimed at entertaining their followers and maybe even building an audience over time. Unfortunately, as many TikTokers can attest, the process of being a creator on the platform can lead to a few issues along the way.

Hacking is something that can happen on any social media platform at any time, TikTok included. If you find that you’ve been hacked or deleted your own account by accident, fortunately there are some ways to fix this. Should you find yourself attempting to recover a deleted or stolen account, here’s how you’ll want to proceed.

How to recover your TikTok account

Anyone having trouble getting into a locked account should first follow the three steps that TikTok suggests should be done before the issue is escalated to a staff member or further steps are necessary:

• Restart your TikTok device.
• Ensure that you’re connected to the internet.
• Clear the cache on the TikTok app.

How to recover a deleted TikTok account

If you’ve deleted your TikTok account and are looking to recover it, have no fear ⏤ the process is extremely simple.

1. Tap the profile icon at the bottom menu of the main screen.
2. Select “Sign Up.”
3. Choose the “Already have an account” login option.
4. Log back into your account using either your phone number, email, or username.
5. Once in, you’ll be queued to reactivate your account. Complete this and you’re good to go once again.

It’s worth noting that you’ll need to do this within 30 days of deleting your account, otherwise there is no way to recover it.

How to get recover a hacked account

If you’ve been hacked and are attempting to get back into your account, there are a few steps you’ll need to complete to do so:

1. First, change your password.
2. Head to the Login screen of TikTok.
3. Select “Forgot Password?”
4. Follow the email steps to set up a new password.
5. Once you’ve done this, link your phone to your account if you have yet to do so by heading to the TikTok menu and selecting “Me.”
6. From here, open the Settings and privacy menu, select “Manage Account” and choose “Phone Number.” Put your number in to link it to your account.
7. It’s also worth checking your Devices tab from the Privacy menu to ensure that no strange devices have access to your account.

If none of the above processes resolve your issue, you should contact TikTok support right away.

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TikTok’s latest trend is encouraging reminiscence, as users create videos with an effect aimed at mimicking the feel of a memory.

Videos taking part in the viral ‘how a memory sounds’ trend are using the app’s new echo effect to create uploads steeped in nostalgia. The effect is so reminiscent of a memory — accomplished by pairing the echo effect with pensive instrumental tones — that it prompted heaps of TikTok users to participate. Videos taking part in the ‘how a memory sounds’ trend are quite easy to accomplish with just a few simple steps.

How to pull off the ‘how a memory sounds’ trend

Taking part in the ‘how a memory sounds’ trend is straightforward. TikTok users simply need to track the new audio effect down in the app, and download it onto their phones, according to Dexerto. Track the “echo” effect down under “voice effects” and select it. You’ll then want to select your instrumental music from an array of TikTok options — or you can go with user Dorian Marko’s stunning piano, the most popular song attached to the trend.

Once you’ve selected your music and located the effect, you simply need to pick out the best video to go along with the trend. Many people are perusing through old favorites to pick the perfect video to accompany the whimsical audio. Many of the resulting videos are lighthearted and sweet, perfectly combining joyful memories with the effect to create heartwarming uploads.

Other users are leaning into the bittersweet vibes attached to many memories. They are selecting videos from the “good old days,” and using the effect to look back on days past with a sense of heartfelt longing. The results are reminiscent of lost childhood memories.

The music attached to many of the participating videos feels inherently sad, which bleeds a sentimental note into the majority of the resulting uploads. These feel like the moments in a film that directly precede a beloved character’s death or memory of anguish.

There are also a few videos that might feel at home in the early minutes of a sad film. Something about the combined echo effect and music, when paired with the right video clip, instills a sense of aching loss.

Most of the videos are far from sad, however, preferring instead to illicit a sense of joy and lost simplicity, perfectly suited to the ‘how a memory feels’ trend.

You can add your own forgotten remembrances to the TikTok trend, and all it takes is a simple effect, paired with the right music, and one of your favorite memories.

TikTok is one of the biggest social networking services on the planet, so it’s no surprise people are interested in investing in it.

Particularly in the wake of last year’s shocking GameStop turnaround, brought about by a surprise maneuver from a single Reddit community, people — particularly young people — have become more interested in the stock market. With their minds set on potentially successful ventures, many people have turned their gaze to TikTok, one of the fastest-growing brands in the world.

Can you buy shares of TikTok?

Bad news, investors. ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, is privately owned. That means its shares are not currently available on the stock market for purchase.

There are rumors, however, that the company has plans to debut an IPO, or Initial Public Offering, which would make some of its shares available to the public. Speculation surrounding this potential is hazy and unconfirmed, unfortunately, leading many to assume that ByteDance has no intent to share its success with smaller investors.

A 2021 report from the Financial Times claimed that a TikTok IPO was impending, with plans from the company to make it public in late 2021 or 2022. 2021 has officially come and gone, and the only news interested investors got about TikTok’s IPO was disappointing. Reuters reported in August 2021 that the Financial Times report was inaccurate. An unnamed TikTok spokesperson reportedly told the outlet that claims of its intent to launch an IPO were false. The spokesperson also declined to share any further details, leaving potential investors in the dark regarding the TikTok IPO’s future.

TikTok is only growing in value. Its user base expands daily, and — as noted by Dexerto — the company unseated Google last year as the most popular domain on the web. Interest in the company isn’t going down anytime soon, and investors aren’t giving up on their dreams of TikTok stock options. Until the company decides to share more details, however, we’re just going to have to wait.

On the bright side, r/WallStreetBets is accepting new members daily, too. You can always invest in GME while you wait.

The New York Police Department held a funeral this past Friday for 22-year-old detective Jason Rivera after he was killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem. Another officer, Wilbert Mora, was also killed in the shootout. The suspect, Lashawn McNeil, was shot at the scene and also later died.

The streets surrounding St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan were flooded with thousands of police officers who came to pay their respects to the fallen officer. This led actress Jacqueline Guzman to record a now-deleted TikTok video to her account “VinylBoobs” in which she reacted to the massive street closures.

In the video, Guzman can be seen walking down an empty street that has been barricaded off.

“We do not need to shut down most of lower Manhattan because one cop died for probably doing his job incorrectly. They kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason and we don’t shut down the city for them,” Guzman said in the 31-second video.

She added, “Like, this is f****** ridiculous. This is f****** ridiculous. What if somebody is having a heart attack in this area? Nobody can get to them because it’s all blocked off for one f****** cop.”

The video quickly went viral and received heavy backlash online. Users were quick to identify Guzman as the woman in the video.

Face to Face Films, the independent film and theater production company Guzman belonged to, was quick to cut ties with Guzman. In a statement posted to Instagram, the company wrote, “Face to Face Films has just been made aware of an insensitive video involving one of our members, Jacqueline Guzman. Face to Face Films does not support nor can condone these comments made about fallen Officer Rivera. As a result, she is no longer a member of our company.”

According to her biography on the Face to Face Films website, which has also been deleted, “Jacqueline Guzman is a Cuban American actress based in NYC, originally from Hialeah, Florida. Jacqueline discovered her passion for acting in high school when she was pressured by her friends to audition for Almost, Maine. This was a life-changing experience for her, she had found a place where she could be free, vulnerable, and creative.”

In an interview with The New York Post, New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said, “New Yorkers turned out by the thousands yesterday to help us honor our fallen brother. One person spreading hate cannot erase that. This kind of garbage has polluted the conversation for far too long. We need the New Yorkers who are standing with us to speak up and push back.”

A Brooklyn officer said the video was “totally disrespectful, not only to the NYPD but to all New York residents and all humans. If this is the only way she can get publicity, I feel very sorry for her.”

Guzman has deactivated her social media accounts and has yet to comment on the situation.

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TikTok‘s popularity combined with its format means it is fertile ground for memes and trends. In fact, TikTok has spawned all sorts of memes, from the funny to the touching to the downright weird. 

However, one of the most fascinating things about TikTok is its ability to add audio from inside the app to any video. This feature can often lead to out-of-context clips of songs going viral as users use them to convey specific statements or emotions. This means that some songs become extremely well-known despite people not being familiar with the complete track. 

And the Go Little Rockstar trend is the perfect example of this. 

What Is The Go Little Rockstar Trend?

Go Little Rockstar is one of the most wholesome and popular trends of recent months. In fact, the sound has been used in over 1.4 million TikTok videos. 

The Go Little Rockstar trend sees people acknowledging good people, things, or events in their life. This can be anything from being proud of your children, being thankful to your parents, or praising your devoted pets. In fact, this trend is remarkably diverse, covering many different topics and emotions. But, no matter the subject, all of these videos end with the lyric “Go Little Rockstar.”

Where Does The Go Little Rockstar Song Come From?

The audio clip comes from a song by indie-pop duo SALES. Based in Orlando, Florida, the duo has released two albums since their formation in 2013. The famous viral clip comes from the duo’s self-released 2016 single “Pope is a Rockstar.”

However, there is a simple explanation for why many people don’t know the clip’s origin. It’s because most TikTok users are actually singing the wrong lyrics. As you can likely guess from the song’s title, the lyrics are not “Go Little Rockstar.” The singer is actually singing the phrase “Pope Is A Rockstar”. 

In fact, the actual lyrics are:

Pope is a rockstar/ You take your clothes off/ Heading for the last fight/ Before our worlds part.

This misunderstanding has spawned several viral videos with many people trying to inform people of the correct lyrics. 

Interestingly this isn’t the first time SALES, and their music has gone viral on TikTok. The band’s 2013 single “Renee” also gained notoriety when it became known as the “you got it” audio. 

Their 2014 single “Chinese New Year” received similar treatment, becoming known as the “see you at the movies” song on TikTok. So it seems that the band really knows how to appeal to the tastes of TikTok’s userbase. 

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TikTok is one of the world’s most popular social media websites, with the app being downloaded over 2 billion times as of 2020. However, sometimes one account may not be enough, especially for content creators who make distinctive forms of content or those who want to maintain separate work and personal profiles. 

Thankfully, adding new accounts to TikTok and switching between your various accounts is extremely easy. Here is everything you need to know about using multiple TikTok accounts. 

Switching Between TikTok Accounts

If you are already logged in to more than one TikTok account, you can simply jump between them without hassle. To do this, you’ll need to head to your profile page by clicking on the “Me” icon on the lower-right. Once you are on this page, click your display name at the top of the screen. 

This will open up a dropdown menu. This menu will show all of the accounts you currently have logged in to TikTok. Simply tap the name you want to use to go right to it. 

Adding A New TikTok Account

However, if you want to add a new TikTok account, you’ll have to go through a couple of extra steps. Once again, go to your profile page and click on the name at the top of the screen. 

This will open the switch accounts dialogue. At the bottom of this menu is an option labelled “Add Account,” with a large plus sign next to it. Tapping on this option will open up a log-in window. This window will give you several options, including allowing you to make a new account using either your Twitter or Google log-ins. 

If you already have a second account, scroll to the bottom of the window. You will find an “Already have an account? Log In” option. Click this option to be taken directly to a log-in screen. This screen will allow you to log into the other account using your email and password. You can also use other services to log into the account. These services include Facebook, Apple, Google, Twitter, and Instagram. 

Click the one you wish to use and enter your username and password to log into the account. If you want to switch back to the other profile or add even more TikTok profiles. You can simply repeat this process. However, at the current time, TikTok only allows you to have a maximum of five accounts logged in at once. 

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There’s nothing like a TikTok sensation to give a song some new legs. Muni Long’s single, “Time Machine” was released in November of last year, but it’s getting a new surge of popularity on the video-sharing platform as users take advantage of the song’s wistful lyrics to imagine how much better life would be if they could go back in time and change things.

The track was written by Priscilla Renea aka Muni Long. Renea is no stranger to pop success. As a songwriter, she’s co-written some big hits including “California King Bed” by Rihanna, “Worth It” by Fifth Harmony, Kelly Clarkson’s “Love So Soft”, “Imagine” by Ariana Grande, and Pitbull’s “Timber” to name a few. Muni Long is the artist’s performance persona under which she has released several projects. “Time Machine” is a track off of her latest EP, Public Displays Of Affection.

Background music has been core to TikTok’s brand from the start and many of the platform’s breakout stars came to fame with choreographed dance routines to other artists’ work. More than occasionally, a song or lyrics will inspire a viral meme that sweeps the social networking service.

Users have been inserting Time Machine’s chorus into their videos as background music to reveal just why they would go back in time for – often to hilarious effect.

Topics vary from reliving anxiety-ridden moments of cringe to regrets about the one – or many even – that got away, to childhood moments and memories both precious and not so precious. Viewers and users are loving the trend, many of the videos are receiving thousands of likes. This seems like it will become as popular as several other musical trends, such as the Celine Dion Challenge, that have periodically grabbed the attention of users en masse. The hashtag currently has over 260 million views.

One of the more popular videos, by user Dr. Destini, shows a young woman over a sink performing several chores. The overlay text reads ” When you realize being ‘grown’ is a never-ending cycle of bills and cleaning the kitchen”. The caption reads, “Mom can you come pick me up?? 🥴 #timemachine #adultingishard“

Another popular video comes from a surprising source – the singer herself. One of the videos to embrace the trend features the artist herself having a particularly bad accessory day, wishing she could go back and choose a different pair of earrings. Renea seems more than happy to ride the wave of popularity in the short-form medium. The singer-songwriter has also reposted several videos featuring her song to her own account, further bolstering their shares and likes.

A police offer has gone viral on TikTok for doing some work on the side, delivering food that was meant to be handled by a DoorDash driver that was arrested before reaching their destination.

TikTok has become the go-to place to access hilarious, trendy, and emotional videos, scrolling through the ‘For You’ page, with the app’s algorithm recommending videos like ones you regularly enjoy.

Some of those videos are expected, while others thrown in will likely surprise you from time to time. Surprises add excitement to the mix, much like the surprise in the clip we’re sharing with you today.

In a recent viral video, a cop delivered DoorDash to a woman in an unlikely set of circumstances. As the officer rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer, he had a smile on his face. When a woman came to the door, he laughed as she peered out and saw him holding fast food instead of her expected DoorDash driver.

Likely a little alarmed, she opened the door and began laughing as the police officer told her that he had decided to finish the dash for the now-arrested driver to ensure that she got her meal.

The pair continue laughing as she accepts the food and thanks the officer for getting it to her. It’s a hilarious video but also a sweet reminder that sometimes going the extra mile for someone is the kind of thing that can make someone’s day.

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We are coming to find that there are many corners to TikTok.

Horror fans can find a spooky and surreal home for themselves on HorrorTok, anime fans have plenty of family over on AnimeTok, and even witches can enjoy some like-minded content from their brethren on WitchTok.

TikTok has a place for any interest, including the odd and off-kilter ones. With all of its strangest and most bizzare corners considered, CleanTok — one of TikTok’s most popular ongoing trends — really doesn’t seem odd at all. It’s surprisingly comforting to watch a filthy space transform into something immaculate and scrubbed, and the creators in this unique TikTok arena are being thoroughly productive with their time. It’s nice to see.

Some people might find it immensely strange to enjoy watching another person clean, however, which is an entirely valid perspective. After all, if you want to see something tidied up, you probably have a mess of your own to tackle. You can easily live CleanTok in your everyday life, but isn’t that the joy of social media? To immerse ourselves in something, anything, just because we can?

Regardless of your precise thoughts on CleanTok, it is one of TikTok’s most popular and enduring trends. Videos on CleanTok take a lot of forms, from tidying simple messes to tackling utterly massive — and disgusting — projects.

There is a big ASMR draw to CleanTok as well, as creators silently scrub their way through whatever project they’ve chosen for the day. The sounds of cleaning solutions fizzing, lids twisting on, and brushes scraping along tile have become the tag’s official soundtrack, perfectly suited to the trend’s slightly obsessive but thoroughly satisfying vibe.

Some of the TikToks posted to the CleanTok tag are simple and straightforward, showing as people clean out their fridge or spiff up a workspace. They are appealing; pure, and uncomplicated in their presentation. Many are accompanied by music, while others lean into the trend’s ASMR ambiance.

Others are far more personal or heartfelt. People flock to watch user @headstonecleaner peruse graveyards for their filthiest headstones, only to leave them glistening and pristine in her wake.

People within specific cleaning professions also get to showcase their skills via the tag, providing an unexpected window into some very interesting jobs. It’s surprisingly fun to watch everyone from a pro cleaner to a pool boy showcase their skills.

Yep, those tiles are supposed to be blue.

You can also learn a lot from the videos posted to CleanTok. New solutions to your current grimy problem are sprinkled throughout videos posted with the tag, as are unique cleaning combos, stellar products, and pretty much anything else you can think of. You can even learn the best way to fold your clothes.

Or learn some useful new cleaning hacks.

There’s something for almost anyone on CleanTok, so long as you’re willing to plunge down the rabbit hole. Beware, however, this corner of TikTok is not for those with weak stomachs.