
What’s fueling the moral panic around TikTok challenges? In part, Facebook.
There Are No Girls on the Internet
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Disinformation Platforms
The rise of social media has given rise to panics around so called challenges and trends, trends that stoke fear in young people. In april last year, i saw video circulate on tiktuck responding to vidios calling a day in april national rape day. Panic around these challenges that start on line can create real world disruptions. I've found that it's been an incredibly useful tool in educating people and creating resources where people can go to learn about these very complex issues. There is also so many weaknesses it comes to how the albarithm chooses for you what you see.
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