Kevin Mayer

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday at a congressional hearing over concerns about user data collected by the popular video-sharing app and potential Chinese spying.Under his helm, TikTok reached 150 million users in the US, the majority of them teens and young adults who are attracted to the app's simple interface and addictive algorithm that serves up short videos on just about any imaginable topic.Lawmakers have said they're worried about American data falling into the hands of the Chinese government and claim…

Screenshot: GizmodoBeReal is a social media app that has, to put it lightly, exploded in the past few weeks. The app’s appeal comes from its central premise that its users are only able to post once a day at a given time (you can post late), but are able to leave comments and reactions afterward. Once the next day’s notification to post is sent, your previous BeReal disappears. There’s no filters, there’s no visible follower count, the interface is super sleek and minimal, and BeReal uses both your front and back camera…