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A pair of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the US as users seek out alternatives to TikTok ahead of an imminent ban. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg

The high-stakes race to become the next TikTok as ban looms

Most Australians have probably never heard of RedNote, or Lemon8. That’s likely to change.

  • David Swan

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Oh, what a night: Lisa Drought going to see DJ Vikkstar with her son.

I went to a nightclub and what I found about a generation of young men surprised me

It had been 25 years since I’d been clubbing – what was I thinking? And worse, I was going to see a performance by someone who found fame posting videos of themselves playing games.

  • Lisa Drought

Is it still goodwill if you’re filming? Kindness in the era of social media

Worthy deeds are performed for a vast digital audience. Philanthropy, or charity porn?

  • Katie Cunningham
Jake Paul landed more often.

‘Elderly abuse’: Boxing fans boo Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson

Tyson landed just 18 of the 97 punches he threw, looking gassed after two rounds.

Pupil-free days help teachers and students

Pupil-free days help foster better outcomes

I really scratch my head at the attitude towards teachers that some parents display. They all want what is best for their child but they can’t seem to connect the dots between better-prepared quality teachers and better outcomes for all students.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, with Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

YouTube on ban list as all states back teen social media crackdown

The agreement throws state support behind the federal government’s bid to impose the restrictions on social media platforms.

  • David Crowe
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Six teams to save America: Sky News goes all out for MAGA fans

Sky News Australia has the largest presence of all Australian commercial media organisations in the US for the election, creating pro-Trump videos for an increasingly online US audience.

  • Calum Jaspan
Australian-born billionaire Tim Heath with cricket legend Brett Lee and friends. 

The lush life of the crypto-bet billionaire who dodged an Estonian kidnap plot

Tim Heath is the little known billionaire who saw off a kidnapping attempt in Estonia, but to his mates in Australia the burly, punting-mad former Scotch student is warmly known as “Beef”.

  • Sarah Danckert
Company influencer marketing budgets are expanding as the industry booms.

$10,000 for making one video? Maybe it’s time to switch careers

If you want to earn money, forget medicine, law and engineering – play Minecraft on YouTube, or post lifestyle TikToks to start raking in serious coin.

  • Kayla Olaya
CatVideoFest may look like a simple YouTube cat compilation, but it’s much more than that.

How one man turned watching cat videos into a full-time job

Will Braden’s CatVideoFest may initially look like any standard YouTube cat compilation video, but it’s much more than that.

  • Nell Geraets

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