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TikTok star Piko Preston, also known as Jon Preston, has died at the age of 43, according to a social media post shared by his sister. His death was confirmed by his sister in a tribute message she shared on Facebook on Sunday, August 14. "My wonderful, energetic, wild, generous, funny, and much loved little brother Jon (Piko Preston) passed away this week at the age of 43. I can't even wrap my head around a world without him in it," wrote Lara Preston Neves. Piko Preston had a large social media following, specifically on TikTok, where he amassed more than a million followers and over 13.1 million likes. Piko Preston's last TikTok video was uploaded to the social media platform on August 2. Newsweek has reached out to TikTok for comment. Who Was Piko Preston? He was a content creator and TikTok star. One of his videos, which was released on April 26, received over 180,000 likes and currently has over 1.6 million views. Many of his other videos have had similar … [Read more...] about Who was Piko Preston? Social media star dead at 43

" Spider-Man " actor Tom Holland took to Instagram over the weekend to let his 67.7 million followers know that he's taking a break from social media for his mental health. "I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming," he said in a video posted Saturday on his official page. "I get caught up and I spiral when I read things about me online, and ultimately it’s very detrimental to my mental state. So, I decided to take a step back and delete the app.” Holland's last post on his Instagram account was over a month ago on July 1. His last post on Twitter was in February. In his brief return to Instagram on Saturday, the actor also spoke about an initiative called stem4 that his charity, The Brothers Trust , is supporting. Stem4 is a mental health charity that offers free apps to help support teenagers who are suffering. "There is an awful stigma against mental health and I know that asking for help and seeking help isn't something that we … [Read more...] about ‘Spider-Man’ actor Tom Holland says he is taking a social media break for his mental health

close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of the week Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! " Spider-Man " star Tom Holland is calling it quits on social media for the time being. The British actor, who is dating his Marvel co-star Zendaya, shared a video to Instagram, beginning his caption with, "Hello and goodbye." Holland detailed his struggles with Instagram and Twitter in particular, saying, "I have taken a break from social media for my mental health." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Holland (@tomholland2013) The 26-year-old continued, "I get caught up, and I spiral when I read things about me online. And ultimately, it's very detrimental to my mental state, so I decided to take a step back and delete … [Read more...] about ‘Spider-Man’ star Tom Holland taking a break from social media

The LinkedIn profiles for hundreds of China-owned Tiktok and ByteDance employees reveal that many used to work for Chinese state media, and in some cases still maintain their employment with Chinese government mouthpieces. Forbes reports that three hundred current employees at TikTok and its parent company ByteDance previously worked for Chinese state media publications, according to public employee LinkedIn profiles. 23 of the profiles appear to have been created by current ByteDance directors who manage departments relating to content partnerships, public affairs, corporate social responsibility, and “media cooperation.” (Photo Illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) TikTok influencers Florin Vitan (L) and Alessia Lanza (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images) 15 profiles indicate that current ByteDance employees are also employed by Chinese state media entities while working at TikTok’s parent company. … [Read more...] about Communist Party Pipeline: 300 Current TikTok and ByteDance Employees Come from Chinese State Media

Host Alex Marlow opens today’s podcast with the latest on the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago and the media hysteria about whether or not journalists are allowed to report what is in public documents. Odd. Or is it? Alex explains. He also discusses the passage of the Orwellian-named Inflation Reduction Act and the stabbing attack on the author Salman Rushdie. Then, Alex gives his “Woke Update” and more headlines. Our guest today is Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R). She gives her take on the FBI raid and promises investigations should Republicans take back the House majority in November. She also updates us on the baby formula shortage and the disastrous nature of the latest spending bill that sailed through Congress. She also offers us a warning against being too cocky heading into the midterm elections. The Breitbart News Daily Podcast runs Monday through Friday as a “Director’s Cut” of the SXM Patriot radio show. Hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, you’ll hear Alex’s … [Read more...] about Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 195: Breaking News Overwhelmed by Another Media Hysteria with Guest Rep. Kat Cammack

Media and entertainment mogul Byron Allen believes the news and media industry needs more inclusion, an issue he will address now that he is the owner of the Black News Channel (BNC). In July, Allen  was approved by a Florida bankruptcy court to buy BNC for $11 million from the network’s former owner Shahid Khan. BNC is now part of Allen Media Group’s company portfolio of 12 television networks, including the Weather Channel. The acquisition  also brought a change to the network’s name: it now goes by TheGrio, the West African term for storyteller. In a recent interview with CNN, Allen said that he wants the channel to be more inclusive, and  that he doesn’t think there’s a need for a “Black news channel,” but rather a “good news channel.” He added that TheGrio will be “more focused on lifestyle, entertainment, news and sports.” Black News Channel was first launched in February 2020 by J.C. Watts with the mission to produce digital content by and for Black people. … [Read more...] about Byron Allen aims to add more inclusion in the news and media industry through purchase of Black News Channel

WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – Twitter Inc needs to give Elon Musk documents from a former Twitter executive who Musk said was a key figure in calculating the amount of fake accounts on the platform, according to a Monday court order. Bot and spam accounts on Twitter have become a central issue in the legal fight over whether Musk , who is Tesla Inc’s chief executive, must complete his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Twitter was ordered to collect, review and produce documents from former General Manager of Consumer Product Kayvon Beykpour, according to the order from Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Twitter and lawyers for Musk , the world’s richest person, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Beykpour, who left Twitter after the social media company agreed in April to be acquired by Musk , was described in Musk ‘s court filings as one of the executives “most intimately involved with” determining … [Read more...] about Twitter vs Elon Musk: Social Media Firm to Give Tesla CEO One Bot Checker’s Data, Says Judge

During his Monday opening monologue, FNC host Tucker Carlson ridiculed a media effort to make the FBI a victim in the Mar-a-Lago raid saga. According to Carlson, that reaction was typical of the media, but he added he believed they were aware of the serious nature of what an indictment of Trump could mean for the country. Partial transcript as follows: CARLSON: Just the other day, after signing off on the Mar-a-Lago raid, your Attorney General Merrick Garland came on stage to whine about how actually he was the victim here. He’s the victim. Apparently, some people disagreed with the raid, so the FBI – the most heavily armed domestic law enforcement agency in the world, is now under threat from you. Right. You’re the criminal. Our critics are in jail, but I got anonymous threats on Twitter. Poor me. Passive aggression is the defining characteristic of the left. If they started putting people in camps, NBC News would cheer them on and then attack you for complaining about it. … [Read more...] about Tucker Carlson Mocks Media for Hysterical Attack on Breitbart – Mar-a-Lago Warrant a ‘Public Document’

Long before his depiction in Broadway's most popular musical, Alexander Hamilton was a noted defender of the free press, advocating for journalists' right to tell the truth without facing legal retribution from the nation's most powerful men. He probably wouldn't have been happy with the current White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, who said Sunday the Trump administration has looked into changing those very First Amendment protections championed by Hamilton. The statement comes amid a longstanding feud between President Donald Trump and reporters who have cast his policies and statements in anything but the most flattering of language. Priebus acknowledged that the efforts might not go anywhere, but his remarks were immediately met with derision from lawmakers in Congress, who defended the free press as a bastion of democracy. Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) called on voters Sunday to "fight any effort to abridge the freedom of speech or the press," while … [Read more...] about How Alexander Hamilton helped create the press protections Trump wants to overturn

Press freedom in the U.S. has declined and is part of a "deeper, more enduring and more troubling" trend around the world, according to a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ released its annual Attacks on the Press report on Tuesday, which gauges the state and freedom of the media around the world. Joel Simon, executive director of CPJ, said the U.S. and several countries around the world face "repression 2.0," defined as an updated version of well-worn tactics used against the press: state censorship, imprisoning critics and political control. "Governments might justify an internet crackdown by saying it is necessary to suppress hate speech and incitement to violence," Simon writes. "They might cast the jailing of dozens of critical journalists as an essential element in the global fight against terror." Such tactics resulted in 259 journalists being in jail by the end of 2016, the highest number recorded by CPJ. The main image for the online … [Read more...] about Journalists around the world face ‘Repression 2.0’: CPJ report