Queen Bey hits TikTok, a media mess over abortion and the pay gap for freelancers
Plus: Are we in a recession?
The queen has arrived on TikTok.
Beyoncé herself, fresh off the heels of her new single “Break My Soul,” has joined the social media platform and already racked up 3.5 million followers.
In a move that shows the savvy we’ve come to expect from Queen Bey and her team, her first TikTok doesn’t feature the star dancing or giving a “hi, besties!” greeting. Instead, it’s a compilation of TikTok users dancing to her new song, illustrating a profound understanding of what makes TikTok great: user-generated content that helps music and other sounds and memes travel organically.
In other big news, her entire catalog of music is now available to be used as audio on TikTok, including bops like “Single Ladies” and “Crazy in Love.”
So let’s get in formation and do the Daily Scoop.
A media mess around abortion
The debate over abortion and the fallout from the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade continues with a state-line, news-outlet spanning brawl.
At the heart of the matter is an utter tragedy: the rape and pregnancy of a 10-year-old Ohio girl. Due to that state’s new abortion restrictions, the girl was brought to Indiana, which has not yet clamped down on the procedure.
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