Iconic Canadian teen financial literacy show 'Street Cents' reboots for the TikTok generation

Many Canadian teens growing up in 1990s and early 2000 can recall the TV series STREET CENTS. It was the first show that brought common sense to everything about money in an entertaining and factual way. It was financial literacy that was relatable. Now, the iconic Canadian show is returning for the social media savvy new generation. STREET CENTS TikTok has officially launched with a fresh group of dynamic content creators with a focus on making useful and fun daily short videos to help teens learn more about how to earn, spend, and save. 

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TikTok Canada launches creator class to learn best practices and grow their platform

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TikTok wants to help Canadian creators learn how to use its platform best. It recently announced the #Tiktokcreatorclass educational program that will offer new content strategies and information on best practices and how to grow their platform right from TikTok Canada's team. The program is open to all Canadian creators, and you can sign up here to save your spot.

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TikTok tests bringing Stories into For You video feed

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TikTok users, have you taken the time to view Stories on the platform? Yes? No? I don't either. So, that might be why the social network is testing out a way to show Stories on your For You feed. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shares a few details about this experiment, showing a video of a Story appearing on the For You page with a blue Story tag at the top of the user name.

TikTok's Story is similar to how it works on other social networks. The post vanishes after 24 hours. As 9to5Mac pointed out, the company calls the feature Quick within the camera mode. But since TikTok is just testing the feature out now, we aren't sure if the company plans to make it available to everyone. We had seen it try a repost option last month, but that doesn't look like it's rolled out to all users yet.

TikTok content moderator sues platform over trauma caused by graphic videos

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A TikTok content moderator sues the platform and its parent company ByteDance over mental trauma caused by graphic videos she's screened for the app. In a proposed class-action lawsuit, moderator Candie Frazier cites she's screened videos showing violence, fatal falls, school shootings, and even cannibalism. "Plaintiff has trouble sleeping and when she does sleep, she has horrific nightmares," the lawsuit states.

Adding on to this issue, TikTok allegedly requires its moderators to work 12-hour shifts with only an hour lunch break and two 15-minute breaks. According to the complaint, the moderators were only permitted to screen videos for no more than 25 seconds, and they had to view three to 10 videos simultaneously. 

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