Articles Tagged: TikTok

Rep. Ashley Hinson’s office had a “significant number of young people” call their office on Thursday, a spokesperson said, and “most sounded like they were in middle school.”

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued the popular social media app TikTok on Wednesday, alleging the app is "misleading parents" by hosting sexual content and profanity while maintaining a "12+" rating on Apple's App Store.

A teacher said the quiet part out loud. Will school boards respond with deafening silence?

Frances Haugen, in a keynote address at The Gazette’s Iowa Ideas conference, said Big Tech is failing in its obligations to society.

Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health.

Addi Catarina has collected three diaries from 1940s Iowan Thomas ‘Todd’ DeLany and is looking to return them to his descendants — if she can find them.

Iowa Republican House lawmakers have proposed a measure that would require parental consent before children under the age of 18 can use social media.

Board of Regents President Mike Richards issues order after Gov. Kim Reynolds, citing security threats, banned app’s usage on state computers and phones.

Two white Cedar Rapids parents have earned love and responded to criticism in the adoption of their Black child as their TikTok following climbed. Now, they have a book deal and run social media as a full-time job.

Soap dispensers, signs, lunch trays and garbage cans are going missing from schools across the country as students follow a TikTok trend that encourages thefts or “devious licks.”