MINI TECH SCROLL: TikTok building new US app, racist AI slop goes viral + Meta AI is spreading rumours

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Jul 09, 2025•21 min

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from July 9th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:39 TikTok is reportedly building a US-based version of the app

6:46 Racist AI slop is taking over TikTok

15:11 Meta AI creates a fake controversy about a band (allegedly)

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