Do you remember when social media trends were harmless, like the Mannequin Challenge? Well, those days are gone. Now, we have trends that are dangerous in nature or cause outright disruption in ...

People are getting the game up on their TV and doing it with their friends and family, and it provides endless hours of entertainment and laughs. To do it, all you have to do is open YouTube on your ...

Police across the country are warning parents and teens to “knock it off” as a dangerous TikTok door-kicking prank spreads nationwide, leading to arrests, property damage, and fears of violent ...

Share on Pinterest TikTok’s ‘Winter Arc’ challenge urges people to prioritize their health with 10 daily activities for 90 days. lucentius/Getty Images TikTok’s Winter Arc Challenge urges people to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Brandon covers social media trends. @johnbrandonmn The question to answer right away is: What does it mean to go viral on ...

On the popular social media app TikTok, teenagers are sharing videos of school-issued Chromebooks spewing smoke. It's called the "Chromebook challenge" online, where teens jam small objects, like ...

A decade-old social media trend was broadly revived on TikTok this week, as users are challenging one another to dump an ice bucket on their head for mental health awareness, mirroring the original ...

2025 was a big year for people who are chronically online. While there were many TikTok trends that encapsulated the past 365 days (hello, group 7!), the Coldplay Kiss Cam scandal grabbed the ...

A Russian mommy blogger broke her spine while attempting the viral Nicki Minaj stiletto challenge that has taken TikTok by storm. Mariana Barutkina, 32, an aspiring influencer with just over 1,200 ...

If you have a child who spends a considerable amount of time online, they may have heard of a new trend that is making the rounds — dusting. 'Dusting' is a viral trend in which individuals inhale ...

Nicole Atkins tells PEOPLE she never expected her attempt to induce labor would end with a fall, a hospital visit, and a viral TikTok iconicole.mom/TikTok Nicole Atkins attempted a TikTok sprinting ...