TikTok Ads Portray App as Force for Good as US Ban Looms

In an emotional advertisement running on Facebook and Instagram over the past month, a young woman, Katie, talks about being diagnosed with an illness that resulted in kidney failure at age 19. But she was able to find a transplant match “because a stranger was scrolling on TikTok.” Thanks to that stranger’s kidney, she continued,…

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Is ‘Chia Seed Water’ Good for You?

Q: I keep seeing “chia seed water” all over social media, with influencers saying it helps with constipation, bowel regularity and weight loss. Is that true? In a video on TikTok, a woman waves a plastic water bottle containing chia seeds, lemon juice and water in front of the camera. She’s on her fourth day…

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