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Kat Tenbarge

Tech and Culture Reporter

I am an award-winning journalist covering tech and culture for NBC News. I mostly focus on how social media platforms are changing the way we consume information about news, politics, celebrities and pop culture. I have covered the rise of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes and how the internet impacts allegations of sexual violence and abuse. I have investigated sexual misconduct allegations against high-profiles figures in the entertainment industry and on YouTube. I also have a special interest in theme parks.

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I am an award-winning journalist covering tech and culture for NBC News. I mostly focus on how social media platforms are changing the way we consume information about news, politics, celebrities and pop culture. I have covered the rise of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes and how the internet impacts allegations of sexual violence and abuse. I have investigated sexual misconduct allegations against high-profiles figures in the entertainment industry and on YouTube. I also have a special interest in theme parks.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Kat Tenbarge

35d ago

What to know about Tristan and Andrew Tate's controversies as they return to the U.S.

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate left Romania while under criminal investigation for a string of allegations, including human trafficking.

More than 50 subreddits ban X links to protest Elon Musk

The cascade of link bans on Reddit came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute.

Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram

Meta is countering claims that it boosted President Donald Trump and his administration on Facebook and Instagram as it came into office Monday.
75d ago

TikTok ban highlights: App says service will be restored in U.S. after Trump vows to issue executive order

TikTok said service will be restored in the U.S. after President elect Trump vowed to issue an executive order Monday. Catch up on coverage of the TikTok ban.
75d ago

What to know as TikTok resumes service following Trump’s statement on delaying the ban

TikTok was restored on Sunday following assurances from President-elect Donald Trump that he would work with the Chinese-owned platform to prevent a permanent ban in the U.S., giving its 170 million American users a lifeline hours after it went dark.
75d ago

TikTok makes app unavailable for US users as ban takes effect

TikTok became unavailable for users in the U.S. on Saturday, before a ban on the popular social media platform officially went into effect.
76d ago

TikTok makes app unavailable for U.S. users ahead of ban

TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.

Supreme Court gives green light to law that could ban TikTok

The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to TikTok by declining to block a law that could lead to the social media platform being banned in the United States within days.
77d ago

TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless given 'definitive' assurances

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban that’s scheduled to go into effect that day.

Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote could pose greater security risks, experts say

As uncertainty hovers around the TikTok ban that could go into effect in the U.S. on Sunday, users are flocking to a Chinese app called RedNote.
77d ago

Supreme Court gives green light to law that could ban TikTok

The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a blow to TikTok by upholding a law that could potentially lead to TikTok being banned in the United States.