<p>The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives is warning members of Congress about using <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> in their official capacity.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000182-8757-d843-a79a-c77f59590000">two-page memo</a> to Capitol Hill staffers Wednesday, obtained by Politico, the CAO recommended that members of Congressional offices refrain from downloading or using the Chinese-owned social media app to conduct messaging for the members, citing national security concerns. The CAO memo specifically mentions the app&#8217;s excessive permissions requests, its lack of transparency in how it protects user data, and potential security risks stemming from using the app. It also mentions how the app harvests content for data, including information that could be sensitive.</p>
<p>&#8220;TikTok is a Chinese-owned company, and any use of this platform should be done with that in mind,&#8221; the office wrote in the memo. &#8220;The &#8216;TikTok&#8217; mobile application has been deemed by the CAO Office of CyberSecurity to be a high-risk to users due to its lack of transparency in how it protects customer data, its requirement of excessive permissions, and the potential security risks involved with its use. Additionally, we believe the user base should be aware that this application is known to store users’ Data Location, Photos, and other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in servers located in China and potentially mined for commercial and private purposes.&#8221;</p>
<p>The memo notes that TikTok &#8220;actively harvests content for identifiable data.&#8221; According to the memo, &#8220;TikTok &#8216;may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws,&#8217; including &#8216;faceprints&#8217; and &#8216;voiceprints,&#8217; from videos users upload to their platform.&#8221;</p>
<p>The memo also notes that the app automatically collects information about devices that use the app, including location data based on the device&#8217;s SIM card, IP address, and GPS data; information about users&#8217; use of the app, including the content the user creates or uploads; data sent in messages on the app; metadata from uploads; cookies; file names on the device; battery life; and even the user&#8217;s keystroke patterns and rhythms.</p>
<p>The CAO also cited several specific security concerns:</p>
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<li>Device mapping &#8211; the device can gather all other apps on the phone and retrieve other apps that are running</li>
<li>The app checks the device&#8217;s location every hour</li>
<li>The app has ongoing access to the phone calendar</li>
<li>The app &#8220;continually requests access to contacts until given&#8221;</li>
<li>The app requests external storage access</li>
<li>The app saves images in the device&#8217;s photo album</li>
<li>According to the CAO, the app may also be able to access other information including Wi-Fi networks; Device and SIM card serial numbers; device ID; phone number; GPS information; and the clipboard.</li>
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<p>&#8220;To reiterate, we do not recommend the download or use of this application due to these security and privacy concerns,&#8221; the memo concluded, citing a separate <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/tiktok-pentagon-military-ban.html">report</a> from 2020 that military services had already banned the use of the app.</p>
<p>Several Democratic members of Congress who had begun using the app expressed concerns to <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3596279-house-administrators-warn-lawmakers-against-tiktok-use/">The Hill</a>. “We only just put something up for the first time. So it’s not something I have used extensively. I do have concerns about the company. &#8230; So this is always a dilemma,” New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski told the outlet.</p>
<p>“TikTok has been a way to reach young and otherwise disengaged people, but now that we have more details about the security risks of having it on government devices, we will pause on usage until we feel safe and get further clarity,” a spokesperson for New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman added.</p>


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<p>While on vacation in Italy, superstar Selena Gomez posted a video to TikTok on Wednesday showing her in a swimsuit mouthing the words &#8220;real stomachs is coming the f*** back.&#8221;</p>
<p>The 30-year-old pop singer and actress appeared to be sending a message to anyone who has thoughts about her wearing nothing more than a purple floral one-piece swimsuit while lounging on a boat.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@selenagomez/video/7127664635766983978?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en">At the start of the clip</a>, we hear someone saying &#8220;Suck it In.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sucking s*** in,&#8221; Gomez lip-synched over the words. &#8220;Real stomachs is coming the f*** back, okay?&#8221;</p>
<p>The popular audio comes from YouTuber LaTasha Kebe, known as Tasha K, <a href="https://people.com/style/selena-gomez-shares-body-positivity-message-while-rocking-one-piece-swimsuit-from-lamariette-collaboration/">People</a> magazine noted.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Ice Cream&#8221; hitmaker has definitely had a love-hate relationship with social media. In April, the former Disney Channel star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/happiest-ive-ever-been-selena-gomez-explains-why-ditching-social-media-for-4-5-years-made-her-feel-normal">said</a> she&#8217;s never been happier after ditching the internet several years ago.</p>
<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t been on the internet in four and a half years,” the actress shared during her appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSXyvyUGuM4">Good Morning America</a>.&#8221; &#8220;It has changed my life completely. I am happier, I am more present, I connect more with people. It makes me feel normal.&#8221;</p>
<p>Gomez previously <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/selena-gomez-revealed-shes-bipolar-during-an-instagram-live-with-miley-cyrus">discussed</a> her bipolar diagnosis and how it changed her life.</p>
<p>&#8220;After years of going through a lot of different things, I realized that I was bipolar and so when I go to know more information, it actually helps me,&#8221; Gomez told Miley Cyrus during an Instagram Live discussion. &#8220;It doesn’t scare me once I know it. I think people get scared of that, right?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When I finally said what I was gonna say, I wanted to know everything about it and it took the fear away,&#8221; she added. &#8220;When I was younger, I was scared of thunderstorms, and my mom bought me all these different books on thunderstorms, [saying], &#8216;The more that you educate yourself on this, the more that you&#8217;re not gonna be afraid.&#8217; And it completely worked.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/introducing-dw-kids">announced plans</a> for kids entertainment content.)</em></p>
<p><strong>RELATED:<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-will-not-back-down-ariana-grande-selena-gomez-and-more-stars-sign-ad-claiming-they-are-being-robbed-of-our-power-over-roe-leak"> &#8216;We Will Not Back Down&#8217;: Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez And More Stars Sign Ad Claiming They Are Being &#8216;Robbed Of Our Power&#8217; Over Roe Leak</a></strong></p>


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Selena Gomez Says ‘Real Stomachs’ Are Coming Back After Posting Swimsuit Video While On Vacation

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<p>TikTok star Addison Rae on Tuesday was hit with backlash for posing in a &#8220;blasphemous&#8221; bikini that was Holy Trinity-themed &#8212; the &#8220;Father&#8221; on her right breast, &#8220;Son&#8221; on her left breast, and &#8220;Holy Spirit&#8221; on her bottom.</p>
<p>Rae <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/03/addison-rae-blasted-for-blasphemous-christianity-themed-bikini/">reportedly</a> wore an Adidas collaboration swimsuit, Praying&#8217;s &#8220;Holy Trinity Bikini&#8221; in white, priced at $100. The Instagram post showing off the bikini snap has since been <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw14nkLcSg/?hl=en">deleted</a> from her account.</p>
<p>Rae, full name Addison Rae Easterling, received praise from her famous friends, Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/03/addison-rae-blasted-for-blasphemous-christianity-themed-bikini/">noted</a>, but the general public was not amused.</p>
<p>“Nah this disrespectful to Jesus. Sad what y’all do for money,&#8221; one comment reportedly said, with another user adding, &#8220;So messed up.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is not okay! BLASPHEMY!&#8221; someone wrote. “Is nobody gonna talk about this disrespecting religions,” another user reacted.</p>
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<p>Turning Point USA show &#8220;Poplitics&#8221; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg0YOc3J65q/">posted</a> the scandalous photo, too, asking their followers to comment.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bikini BLUNDER,&#8221; the Poplitics post was captioned. &#8220;[Addison Rae] BLASTED for blasphemous bikini depicting the &#8216;father, son, and holy spirit&#8217; on her NETHER REGIONS. Do you consider this to be edgy humor or is Addison getting struck down for this?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Would she do it with Islam or Buddhism?&#8221; asked conservative beauty guru <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/conservative-beauty-guru-amanda-ensing-suspended-from-twitter">Amanda Ensing</a>.</p>
<p>Former White House photographer Andrea Hanks commented, &#8220;Any other faith and this would be [an] issue. Tacky.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The social media influencer took heat last year, too, but for a far different reason. The &#8220;He&#8217;s All That&#8221; actress said hello to former President Donald Trump at a July 2021 UFC fight.</p>
<p>“I mean, I don’t support Trump,” Rae <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-08-27/addison-rae-tiktok-hes-all-that-netflix">told</a> the Los Angeles Times after liberals pounced on the influencer. “And if someone does, that’s their opinion and I respect everyone’s opinion, for each their own. But it’s very rare on occasion that you ever get to meet a former president, and I think most people could agree with me on that. It’s very uncommon. And I consider myself a friendly person, and so introducing myself does not mean I stand behind anything that any respective person condones.”</p>
<p>At the fight, Rae told Trump she had to say hello to him. “Hi, I’m Addison,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Nice to meet you. I have to say hi. Hello. It’s so nice to meet you.&#8221;</p>
<p>As noted by Vulture, Rae <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/addison-rae-defends-introducing-herself-to-donald-trump.html">dismissed</a> rumors that she is a registered Republican, which cited a registration in California.</p>
<p>“First I’m from Louisiana, second I’m not even registered to vote, and never have been,&#8221; the TikTok star said. &#8220;I’m actually doing it for the first time with someone important and I’m excited to do so.&#8221;</p>


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<p>A location listed on Airbnb as a &#8220;slave cabin&#8221; was removed from the platform after a TikTok user spoke out against the company profiting from a former slave location.</p>
<p>Wynton Yates, a black lawyer from New Orleans, blasted Airbnb over the listing labeled &#8220;The Panther Burn Cottage at Belmont Plantation&#8221; in Greenville, Mississippi.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you were to see just the pictures of the inside of it, you&#8217;d have no idea [of] the history of that building, and I think for me, that is a mockery of the experience,&#8221; Yates <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2022/08/01/airbnb-banning-former-slave-quarters/10209183002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> USA Today. &#8220;It is the continuation of erasing what the experience of slavery was.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Yates&#8217; posted a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lawyerwynton/video/7125545174083652910" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> to TikTok speaking out against the rental listing used as &#8220;a tenant sharecroppers cabin&#8221; and &#8220;a medical office for local farmers and their families.&#8221; The property was also listed as an &#8220;1830s slave cabin.&#8221; The post has garnered more than 2.6 million views.</p>
<p>In an interview with Mic, Yates added that the listing felt like a mockery of the history of American slavery.</p>
<p>“Growing up, [my family] would take my siblings and my cousins and I and put slave shackles in our hands so that we could feel the weight of the steel that was put on our ancestors’ bodies to contain them,” Yates <a href="https://www.mic.com/life/airbnb-slave-cabins-plantations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> with the outlet. “To see someone just blatantly make a mockery out of it just didn’t sit right with me.”</p>
<p>Viewer comments expressed widespread shock over the property&#8217;s purported historical usage, including the mention that more than 60 reviews had been left by people who had stayed at the cabin.</p>
<p>&#8220;How do you sleep there and not feel the pain in that room?&#8221; one user asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is soooo not ok!!!&#8221; another responded.</p>
<p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be able to sleep in there knowing the pain and suffering slaves went through. Who does this?&#8221; one commenter asked.</p>
<p>&#8220;I am not even sure where to start with this one. Can&#8217;t believe people actually stayed there and reviewed it,&#8221; still another person commented.</p>
<p>A follow-up <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lawyerwynton/video/7125805868221746474" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> by the lawyer claimed that the cabin had been moved from its original location to its current spot.</p>
<p>According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/02/airbnb-remove-former-slave-quarter-list-platform/">report</a> by TMZ, an Airbnb spokesperson says they&#8217;re removing listings that are known to have included former slave quarters on site in the U.S.</p>
<p>The company also <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/02/airbnb-remove-former-slave-quarter-list-platform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized</a> for &#8220;any trauma or grief created by the presence of this listing, and others like it, and that we did not act sooner to address this issue.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to USA Today, the property changed ownership last month. The new owner, Brad Hauser, said he opposed the previous owner&#8217;s decision to market the building as a place where enslaved people once slept. He said that the cabin had actually not been slave quarters, but just a doctor&#8217;s office.</p>
<p>&#8220;I intend to do all I can to right a terrible wrong and, hopefully, regain advertising on Airbnb, so The Belmont can contribute to the most urgent demand for truth-telling about the history of not only the South but the entire nation,&#8221; Hauser said.</p>


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<p>Liberal social media users went ballistic on celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay over a TikTok video showing him playfully picking out a lamb for slaughter.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gordonramsayofficial/video/7125124287412882694?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1">video</a>, posted Wednesday, shows Ramsay in a barn, climbing into a pen full of young lambs, telling the animals that he plans to eat them. The video has garnered more than 9 million views already, with more than a million likes. The post has also garnered more than 22,000 comments, with many of them coming from viewers criticizing Ramsay for telling the lambs his dinner plans to their faces.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to eat you,&#8221; Ramsay sings as he slowly approaches the pen and climbs over the fence, while one of the lambs approaches him. &#8220;Mmm. Yummy yum yum,&#8221; the celebrity chef and restaurateur says, rubbing his hands together as the lambs stare up at him. &#8220;Which one of you is going in the oven first? You!&#8221; he points to one of the lambs before climbing into the pen.</p>
<p>Ramsay then trips over one of the metal bars, startling the lambs and sending them running towards the corner of the pen. &#8220;Oven time,&#8221; Ramsay says again as he walks toward the lambs, arms outstretched.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Lamb sauce was still not found in the making of this video…..&#8221; Ramsay captioned the post, a reference to a viral clip from his reality cooking show &#8220;Hell&#8217;s Kitchen,&#8221; in which Ramsay repeatedly yells, &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOXDcGq7Ohg">Where&#8217;s the lamb sauce?</a>!&#8221; at cooks in his studio kitchen.</p>
<p>Commenters under the video were not amused by Ramsay&#8217;s playful attitude.</p>
<p>&#8220;Alright I think Gordon has finally lost it. 💀 Someone do something before it’s [too] late,&#8221; one TikTok user commented under the post.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ok I am not a vegan or vegetarian but that crosses the line,&#8221; another user wrote.</p>
<p>&#8220;Those beautiful little babies, what people will do for views. It’s a sad world we live in 😔,&#8221; another user chimed in.</p>
<p>Other comments wondered if Ramsay was responding to &#8220;Vegan Teacher,&#8221; another user who Ramsay <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gordonramsayofficial/video/6919538950570790150?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2F&amp;referer_video_id=6919538950570790150&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=https://www.insider.com/gordon-ramsay-reacts-tiktok-duet-roast-vegan-teacher-burger-2021-1">virally mocked</a> by eating a burger in another TikTok.</p>
<p>&#8220;Is this your response to the vegan teacher? 😭&#8221; one user wrote.</p>
<p>&#8220;WAIT UNTIL THE VEGAN TEACHER SEES THIS 💀💀💀,&#8221; another user commented.</p>
<p>&#8220;Gordon about to be main villain in vegan teacher stories 😂,&#8221; added another.</p>
<p>&#8220;The vegan teacher is gonna have a fit over this 💀,&#8221; another user said.</p>
<p>Twitter users were equally unamused.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey @GordonRamsay, taunting baby lambs to pick who&#8217;s the next victim of your knife is shameful. Just stop,&#8221; PETA Vice President <a href="https://twitter.com/ShalinGala/status/1553090199110000641">Shalin Gala</a> wrote on Twitter, including a link to the video. &#8220;And a reminder, #SilenceOfTheLambs was just a movie, not for real life.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Infanticide anyone?&#8221; a Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/Son_of_Space/status/1553423314965741568">wrote</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Tell </span><span class="r-18u37iz">@gordonramsay </span>that slaughtering an innocent baby animal is an act of unacceptable violence,&#8221; a left-wing protest group called <a href="https://twitter.com/DxEverywhere/status/1553127455149264896?s=20&amp;t=BtINRiPQmmEMAYzpztGe-A">Direct Action Everywhere</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DxEverywhere/status/1553127455149264896">wrote</a>. &#8220;Shame on him for promoting this injustice.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s the difference between this and doing it blind but knowingly,&#8221; another user <a href="https://twitter.com/TVelopunk/status/1553311103341531136">tweeted</a>. &#8220;You&#8217;re still choosing to kill to satisfy your taste buds whether Infront of your victim or not. It&#8217;s all psychotic behaviour with the same end point for a sentient being.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ramsay currently boasts a massive following of more than 33 million followers on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a>, and another 7 million followers on Twitter.</p>


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Gordon Ramsay Picks A Lamb To Have For Dinner In Viral Video. Liberal Social Media Loses It: ‘Crosses The Line’

Liberal Social Media Loses It Over Video Of Gordon Ramsay Picking A Lamb To Have For Dinner

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<p>“Dance Moms” alum and singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jojo-siwa-tells-fans-you-can-be-in-love-with-whoever-you-want">JoJo Siwa</a> last week suggested actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-cameron-bure">Candace Cameron Bure</a> was not completely transparent about the conversation the two had after Siwa named Bure the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jojo-siwa-trashes-candace-cameron-bure-as-rudest-celebrity-shes-met">“rudest” celebrity</a>.</p>
<p>Siwa, a 19-year-old who’s been dubbed a “<a href="https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2022/7/22/jojo-siwa-reflects-gay-icon-status-being-called-lesbian">gay icon</a>,” flashed a snap of Bure as text read, “Rudest celebrity I’ve met,” in a viral <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjojosiwa/video/7124009641243200811?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;refer=embed">TikTok video</a> posted on July 24, and still remains up.</p>
<p>“We did speak on the phone. She shared that in her [Instagram video],&#8221; Siwa <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/07/28/jojo-siwa-says-candace-cameron-bure-didnt-share-all-the-details-of-phone-call/">told</a> Page Six, referring to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-called-her-candace-cameron-bures-all-class-response-after-jojo-siwa-trashes-her-as-rudest-celebrity">response Instagram video</a> Bure made last week.</p>
<p>&#8220;She didn&#8217;t share all the details, but it was one of those memories that little 11-year-old me was just stuck with,&#8221; she continued. “It was at the afterparty that she didn’t wanna take a picture with me, and I was okay with that. But then I turned around, and when I looked back, she was taking pictures with other kids.”</p>
<p>Siwa suggested it was one of those moments that you&#8217;ll &#8220;never forget it as long as you live.&#8221;</p>
<p>“When you’re little and somebody says something to you, and you just never forget it as long as you live — I think we’ve all had that moment — and I feel like this was that moment for me,” she told Page Six.</p>
<p>“We had about a 10-minute conversation, and it was sweet,” Siwa added. “She apologized, and we talked. It was cool. It was nice.”</p>
<p>Bure shared last week that she called Siwa after the viral TikTok post.</p>
<p>“Honestly, I was shocked when I saw the TikTok on Sunday, and I had no idea where it came from,” Bure told her followers. “I immediately tried to reach out to her through a mutual friend … because I didn’t know what happened — I didn’t know.”</p>
<p>Siwa told Bure the whole thing was “silly,” and she “felt bad” that it blew up, and then finally disclosed what she was upset about.</p>
<p>“I met you at the ‘Fuller House’ premiere when I was 11 years old,” Siwa said, according to Bure. When the singer asked the actress for a photo on the red carpet, Siwa said Bure told her, “not right now,” and then went back to the madness of the red carpet.</p>
<p>“Oh, JoJo,” Bure reacted. “I’m so sorry.”</p>
<p>“You weren’t even mean,” Siwa told Bure, the actress said, adding, “I get it now as an adult … but at that time, I was 11.”</p>
<p>“I feel crummy. JoJo, I’m so sorry,” Bure told Siwa. “As a mom, it breaks my heart that I made you feel that way.”</p>
<p>“I think the lesson we can learn … is that even a ten-second trending TikTok video can do damage, because our words matter, and our actions matter,” Bure told her followers, encouraging people “to be mindful of what we do post, even if it’s meant to be fun and innocent at the time.”</p>
<p>To anyone who’s “personally run into me, and I was not the person you were hoping for or expecting, I just want to say I’m sorry,” Bure added.</p>
<p>The actress said it’s her “joy” to speak to her fans but added that she’s “still a human being” who can be stressed or “have a bad day” like anyone else.</p>
<p>“I just hope that we could all have grace for one another,” she closed the video.</p>
<p>Notably, Bure&#8217;s daughter, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bures-daughter-slams-jojo-siwa-grow-up">Natasha</a>, slammed Siwa, telling her to &#8220;grow up&#8221; and that the moment between the singer and Bure was not a &#8220;rough experience.&#8221;</p>
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<p>“Someone saying ‘no’ to taking a photo with you is not a ‘rough experience.’ This generation is so sensitive and has no backbone. There are bigger issues in this world than this. Grow up.” <a href="https://t.co/IHS4QUNi68">pic.twitter.com/IHS4QUNi68</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href="https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1552821354503749633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-called-her-candace-cameron-bures-all-class-response-after-jojo-siwa-trashes-her-as-rudest-celebrity">‘I Called Her’: Candace Cameron Bure’s All-Class Response After JoJo Siwa Trashes Her As ‘Rudest Celebrity’</a></strong></p>


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JoJo Siwa Hits Candace Cameron Bure Again, Says She Didn’t Share ‘All The Details’

JoJo Siwa Again Hits Candace Cameron Bure

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JoJo Siwa

<p>The Sixth Street Bridge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a> was shut down four times over a five-day stretch after people continued to use it to perform illegal stunts and record <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> videos.</p>
<p>L.A. spent nearly $600 million and took the past six years to construct the bridge that opened on July 10. But since then, the new renovation has been taken over by criminal activity such as drag races, graffiti, and dangerous social media stunts, <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/6th-street-bridge-reopens-after-4th-closure-in-5-days">according</a> to Fox 11.</p>
<p>Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said the department couldn’t rely on arresting people to stop the trend of illegal activity on the bridge. “We&#8217;re not going to arrest our way out of this,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/speed-bumps-coming-to-sixth-street-bridge-to-help-stop-street-takeovers">remarked</a>. &#8220;Despite the hundreds of impounds and citations and arrests, we still see the proliferation of this. So I&#8217;m asking for the public&#8217;s help and support and assistance.”</p>
<p>Multiple videos have appeared on social media showing people pulling various stunts on the bridge. In one popular video, a man gave someone a haircut in between two lanes of traffic, and in another video, cars spin their tires on the pavement, leaving skid marks.</p>
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<p>Last Friday, police arrested several people on the bridge after they took it over, two of whom were reportedly pointing lasers at police officers. The LAPD has blamed most of the illegal activity on tourists coming to the city to go to the bridge. One man told Fox 11 that he came with his family from Las Vegas because his daughter had seen the bridge on TikTok videos.</p>
<p>The bridge reopened again Wednesday morning after its fourth closure Tuesday night. In hopes of deterring future bridge takeovers, Chief Moore <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/speed-bumps-coming-to-sixth-street-bridge-to-help-stop-street-takeovers">announced</a> Tuesday that the city would be installing speed bumps on the bridge and adding a median and fencing to stop people from climbing the bridge’s archways, Fox 11 reported.</p>
<p>The new Sixth Street Bridge replaced the iconic L.A. bridge built in 1932. The original bridge was famously shown in blockbuster films “Grease” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” but had to be replaced due to deterioration.</p>


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L.A. Closes New $600 Million Bridge 4 Times In 5 Days After People Keep Using It For Illegal Activity, TikTok Videos

L.A. Closes Newly Constructed Bridge 4 Times In 5 Days After People Keep Using It For Illegal Activity, TikTok Videos

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<p>Instagram model <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gena-Tew-125796614162473/">Gena Tew</a>, 27, recently opened up about her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hiv">AIDS</a> diagnosis, a disease Tew said she likely developed over the course of some ten years before she was tested.</p>
<p>Tew, who is reportedly <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@genatew2/video/7089915164451015982?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheshaderoom.com%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7089915164451015982&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=https://theshaderoom.com/instagram-model-linked-to-numerous-celebs-nearly-died-from-aids-after-going-untested-for-almost-a-decade/">linked</a> to male celebrities, has repeatedly warned her followers to be careful and get tested for HIV as she takes them on her medical journey.</p>
<p>&#8220;I do not know who gave it to me, or where I got it, how I got it,&#8221; Tew said in a recent TikTok post, as first <a href="https://twitter.com/TheShadeRoom/status/1552013900903743491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1552013900903743491%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D415703action%3Dedit">reported</a> by The Shade Room. &#8220;All I know is, because I was so sick to the point of death, they said I had to have had it for 8-10 years.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;In that timeframe, I was living in New York City,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.inkedmag.com/culture/10-questions-with-model-gena-tew">model</a> said. &#8220;I was homeless. I did get raped a couple of times &#8212; not something I like to talk about. I have had a couple free tattoos, so it could have been a dirty needle. I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;</p>
<p>In other posts on social media, Tew shared with her followers how she couldn&#8217;t walk and used a wheelchair. One caption on a video showing Tew looking incredibly frail and thin says she was down to a mere 65 pounds.</p>
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<section> <a target="_blank" title="@genatew2" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@genatew2?refer=embed">@genatew2</a> </p>
<p><a title="answer" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/answer">#answer</a> to @mantonioyo how did i get aids.. well <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp">#fyp</a> <a title="aids" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aids">#aids</a> <a title="letstalk" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/letstalk">#letstalk</a> <a title="naturalhair" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/naturalhair">#naturalhair</a></p>
<p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Gena Tew" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7124225881131846442?refer=embed">♬ original sound &#8211; Gena Tew</a> </section>
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<p>During a YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XznRVjvAss">appearance</a> on Tuesday, Tew was asked about her past love life, specifically about reports of her being tied to male celebrities.</p>
<p>The model said if she did link up with someone in the music industry, she would not reveal their name.</p>
<p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t put their names out there like that,&#8221; Tew said. &#8220;That&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m willing to do.&#8221;</p>
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<p>In 2018, Tew did an <a href="https://www.inkedmag.com/culture/10-questions-with-model-gena-tew#gid=ci0234ffcd10012718&amp;pid=genatew_17895">interview</a> with Inked magazine. &#8220;The Brooklyn based model is lighting up Instagram and has booked big gigs with retailer Dolls Kill,&#8221; the magazine boosted Tew. &#8220;But don&#8217;t let her looks fool you, because this girl is much more than meets the eye.&#8221;</p>
<p>In a segment called &#8220;10 Questions with Model Gena Tew,&#8221; the influencer said she had hopes of a music career, so she went to New York City. &#8220;Moving to the big city is never easy, and I was homeless for like three years,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Last year, a GoFundMe account was started for the influencer.</p>
<p>&#8220;As you all know my name is Gena Tew and I’m fighting AIDS,&#8221; the fundraiser <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/d43v6v-in-need-of-help">reads</a>, adding that her sister with three children died of a rare lung disease.</p>
<p>&#8220;She left behind a husband [and] 3 small children she was only 29 years old,&#8221; the post continues, &#8220;we are now trying to raise money to move to where they are to be there for them, any help would be appreciated.&#8221;</p>


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Model With AIDS Says She Was Infected For A Decade Without Knowing It, Dropped To 65 Pounds

Model Gena Tew, Linked To Celebrities, Says AIDS Almost Killed Her After Going Untested For Nearly 10 Years, Dropped To 65 Pounds

<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kim-kardashian"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kim Kardashian</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and Kylie Jenner, who have two of the largest </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> followings in the world, both spoke up about how they hate the platform’s new emphasis on reels.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jenner shared a screenshot of a post on her Instagram Stories Monday that said, “Make Instagram Instagram again. (Stop trying to be </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tiktok</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> i just want to see cute photos of my friends). Sincerely, everyone.” The 24-year-old added the word “Pleaseeeeeee” to the image.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her older sister Kim Kardashian shared the same post, per <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/25/23277879/kylie-jenner-kim-kardashian-instagram-redesign-app-updates">The Verge</a>. A change.org </span><a href="https://www.change.org/p/make-instagram-instagram-again-saveinstagram"><span style="font-weight: 400;">petition</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> associated with the post has more than 160,000 signatures. The petition begs the platform to “bring back chronological timelines” and “go back to the roots” of Instagram, focusing on photos rather than videos, and returning to the original algorithm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Kardashians’ sharing of the petition got so much attention that Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a </span><a href="https://twitter.com/mosseri/status/1551890839584088065"><span style="font-weight: 400;">video</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on Twitter explaining recent changes to the social media giant and inviting users to provide feedback.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the video, Mosseri acknowledged that the social media platform is being updated and promised the app will still be photo-focused. He said if anyone is seeing a full-screen version of their feed, it’s just a test and “it’s not yet good.” The exec promised that the new Instagram layout will be improved before it’s rolled out to a larger audience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I need to be honest,” Mosseri told Instagram users. “I do believe that more and more of Instagram is going to become video over time. We see this even if we change nothing. We see this even if you just look at chronological feed. If you look at what people share on Instagram, that’s shifting more and more to videos over time.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mosseri said the company needs to “lean into that shift” as the audience shares more videos to the platform.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finally, the CEO discussed recommendations, which the audience has also complained about. “The idea is to help you discover new and interesting things on Instagram that you may not know even exist,” he said. Mosseri told users they can strike out recommendations they don’t like and snooze all recommendations for up to 30 days.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He asked for feedback, and Twitter delivered on that front. User Stefan Etienne </span><a href="https://twitter.com/StefanEtienne/status/1551891382784200704"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “Stop making everything reels. You&#8217;re making everyone from journalists, content creators, CEOs, and celebrities agree. It&#8217;s now an app for everything you&#8217;re advertising, not of my friends and people I think are cool.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When is Instagram going to accept that not all creators are video creators? Graphic designers, photographers, and other visual artists helped build IG and rely on it to share their work,” another person replied. “And now you’re screwing them over to become a 15 sec video streaming site ppl can’t control.”</span></p>


Social Media Apps

‘Stop Trying To Be TikTok’: Kardashians Slam New Instagram, CEO Responds To Their Criticism

Kardashians Slam New Instagram, CEO Responds To Their Criticism

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Kim Kardashian

Social Media

<p>Superstars Kevin Hart and Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson hilariously took on the latest trend on TikTok called &#8220;The Tortilla Challenge&#8221; in a video posted Wednesday on Instagram that&#8217;s since gone viral.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CgPcsH_MwqG/">clip</a> posted on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-hart-discusses-cancel-culture-when-did-we-get-to-a-point-where-life-was-supposed-to-be-perfect">43-year-old</a> comedian&#8217;s social media account, Hart introduced what he and &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/great-stuff-here-brother-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-stands-with-joe-rogan">The Rock</a>&#8221; were up to as the two stand there holding green tortillas. The &#8220;Night School&#8221; star discussed how the two had &#8220;seen the kids playing this game&#8221; in which they &#8220;slap each other&#8221; with tortillas while holding a gulp of water in their mouths.</p>
<p>He captioned his post, &#8220;If this s*** don&#8217;t make you laugh then something is physically wrong with you. I have been wanting to do this for years….I got to live out my dream and smack the living s*** out of @therock …&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Oh my god this felt so good!&#8221; he added. &#8220;Insert evil laugh ….. Make sure y&#8217;all watch our movie &#8216;DC Super Pets&#8217; on July 29th in theaters everywhere!&#8221;</p>
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<p>Before the two start, Hart has to scold Johnson for the way he was first holding the tortilla, saying he had to hold it loosely because he didn&#8217;t want &#8220;The Rock&#8221; to &#8220;f***ing knock me out.&#8221;</p>
<p>Johnson responded, telling Hart not to use &#8220;your hand,&#8221; warning him not to screw around and &#8220;put his whole hand back there.&#8221;</p>
<p>The two then each take a big gulp of water and hold it. They rock, paper, scissors to see who will go first, and Hart wins. Holding back laughter, he swings and hits Johnson. To say the &#8220;Red Notice&#8221; star looked mad would be putting it mildly.</p>
<p>&#8220;You slapped the ever loving s*** out of me!&#8221; Johnson replied. Holding his cheek he reluctantly agrees to continue.</p>
<p>The pair rock, paper, scissors again, and Hart wins again. Still both holding in water, The Rock takes another hit. This time the comedian is barely hanging on and is clearly dying of laughter. At first he looked ready to burst out laughing, and not long after does so as he spits out the water.</p>
<p>Johnson responds, &#8220;So I win now,&#8221; because Hart spilled his water first.</p>
<p>Johnson&#8217;s &#8220;Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle&#8221; co-star then said he&#8217;s a &#8220;good f***ing partner&#8221; and would let The Rock &#8220;get a smack&#8221; in. The two were both clearly having way too much fun.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well this is us trying to keep up with the younger generation,&#8221; Kevin concludes in the video, with Johnson saying in the background, &#8220;Never again&#8230; My f***ing ear drum is bleeding.&#8221;</p>


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<p class="p1">Parents are <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/07/parents-sue-tiktok-after-7-kids-die-from-profitable-blackout-challenge-videos/?amp=1"><span class="s1">suing</span></a> social media platform TikTok claiming that one of the challenges on the app led to the death of their children. The lawsuit pits parent responsibility against what some allege is the platform’s deliberate targeting of children.</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2">In a disturbing story, t</span>wo sets of parents have filed a lawsuit against TikTok after their daughters — who were ages 8 and 9 — died after allegedly trying to perform what’s called the Blackout Challenge, where people are told to share videos essentially strangling themselves until they lose consciousness.</p>
<p class="p1">The <a href="https://socialmediavictims.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Complaint_File-TikTok-Smith-Arroyo-7_1_22.pdf"><span class="s1">lawsuit</span></a> accuses TikTok of enticing young users to become addicted to its platform and then promotes content that can convince them to harm themselves. The parents allege that TikTok doesn’t provide adequate warnings to deter young users or inform their parents about the addictive nature of the app or these potentially deadly challenges.</p>
<p class="p1">The parents say TikTok promotes harmful content, and the app is designed to be addictive. They want the company to pay damages related to the deaths of their children.</p>
<p class="p4"><span class="s3">Matthew Bergman, a lawyer representing the parents and founder of the Social Media Victims Law Center, told Morning Wire, </span><span class="s4">“</span>there are over 12 children in the United States that we know of who have died from the TikTok Blackout Challenge [and] 40 children in the Pacific region who have died of it as well.&#8221;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p4">“The goal of this lawsuit is to hold this company accountable for designing a product with an algorithm that directs young children to content that causes them to engage in this very dangerous and in many cases, fatal activity,” he said.</p>
<p class="p4">He noted that TikTok had created documents that have been leaked showing how their goal is, &#8220;first and foremost, engaging young users with their product for as long and as intensely as they possibly can. And they&#8217;ve designed algorithms, expressly designed one to addict kids into understanding the nature of human psychology.”</p>
<p class="p1">A spokesperson for TikTok <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/technology/tiktok-blackout-challenge-deaths.html"><span class="s1">told</span></a> The New York Times that the company wouldn’t be providing comment on continuing litigation. However, the rep did reference a statement from December in which the company responded to a People magazine report about another child who allegedly died while doing the same challenge.</p>
<p class="p1">The statement <a href="https://people.com/human-interest/10-year-old-girl-dies-trying-blackout-challenge-from-tiktok/"><span class="s1">said</span></a>, “This disturbing ‘challenge,’ which people seem to learn about from sources other than TikTok, long predates our platform and has never been a TikTok trend,” and included a link to a <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5706a1.htm"><span class="s5">CDC report</span></a> about children and teens dying from a “choking game” in the late 90s and early 2000s. The statement also said, “We remain vigilant in our commitment to user safety and would immediately remove related content if found. Our deepest sympathies go out to the family for their tragic loss.”</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2">The </span>claim that TikTok is deliberately targeting kids has been made before.<span class="s2"> E</span>arlier this year, several bipartisan attorneys general from around the nation <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-nationwide-investigation-tiktok"><span class="s1">started</span></a> an investigation into TikTok over its promotion to kids. They were specifically trying to determine if TikTok was breaking state consumer protection laws and placing children in harm’s way. <span class="s2">T</span>his year, the app is <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-of-two-children-sue-tiktok-after-alleging-they-died-from-doing-blackout-challenge-11657212025?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1"><span class="s1">expected</span></a> to make $12 billion on advertising due to its popularity among young people.</p>
<p class="p1">It also recently <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/tiktok-algorithm-content-maturity-ratings-rcna37878"><span class="s1">announced</span></a> it would create a rating system to help stop minors from viewing inappropriate videos. It will also impact what is shown on the “For You&#8221; pages, and users will have the option to adjust their “For You” pages, which is something the lawsuit heavily discusses — that these “For You” pages can direct kids to harmful content.</p>


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<p>Twitter has suspended Ruth Sent Us, a pro-abortion account that directed protestors to descend upon the homes of Supreme Court justices.</p>
<p>The suspension comes after almost two months of aggressive and inflammatory tweets. The group posted a map on its website listing the street names where Justices Amy Coney Barrett, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch live.</p>
<p>Google <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/map-doxing-conservative-justices-violates-googles-terms-of-service-platform-says">removed the map</a> in early May, saying they found it to be in &#8220;violation of our personal and confidential information policy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Twitter has not responded to a request for comment from The Daily Wire on why it waited so long to suspend the account or what specific tweet was the final straw.</p>
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<p>On June 8, authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alleged-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-indicted-for-attempted-murder-of-a-justice">arrested</a> 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske of California near Kavanaugh&#8217;s home. He was indicted on June 15 on federal charges of attempting to murder a Supreme Court justice, the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/california-man-facing-federal-indictment-maryland-attempted-murder-supreme-court-justice">DOJ said in a press release.</a></p>
<p>A DOJ <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22056069/roskenicholas.pdf">affidavit details</a> how Roske allegedly traveled to Kavanaugh’s home armed with weapons and burglary tools with the intent to kill the justice and prevent him from ruling on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment">Second Amendment</a> and abortion cases.</p>
<p>It is not immediately clear whether Roske found the address through Ruth Sent Us. The group did not respond to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/">The Daily Wire</a>&#8216;s requests for comment at the time, but put out a statement saying they do not “support violence.”</p>
<p>The same day that Roske was arrested, but before the arrest was reported, Ruth Sent Us called for demonstrations at both Barrett&#8217;s home and Barrett&#8217;s church in a post that specifically noted her family&#8217;s daily routine and her children&#8217;s school.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you’re in the DC metro area, join us. Our protests at Barrett’s home moved the needle to this coverage,&#8221; the group <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ruth-sent-us-targeting-supreme-court-barrett-church">said on Twitter</a>. &#8220;Falls Church is a People of Praise stronghold. She sends her seven kids to a People of Praise school that she sat on the Board of Directors for. She attends church DAILY.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ruth Sent Us had also pushed for protestors to interrupt Catholic masses on Mother&#8217;s Day, warning one critic in a May 7 tweet: &#8220;Stuff your rosaries and your weaponized prayer. We will remain outraged after this weekend, so keep praying. We’ll be burning the Eucharist to show our disgust for the abuse Catholic Churches have condoned for centuries.&#8221;</p>
<p>TikTok, which did not respond to requests for comment, also briefly <a href="https://meaww.com/who-runs-ruth-sent-us-pro-choice-group-permanently-banned-from-tik-tok-after-post">banned</a> the group in May.</p>


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