A team of researchers has been analysing political expression on TikTok since, well, before it was TikTok. While nonusers of TikTok may think it’s bursting onto the political stage rather suddenly, and that it has something like a collective political identity, the research gives a different picture. Q: The idea that TikTok is an engine for progressive young politics is gaining some currency among people who don’t use the platform. What might outsiders be surprised to find on TikTok in terms of youth political expression? This speaks to how TikTok enables young people to connect a personalised political message to a broader political moment.

Source: bd News24 June 29, 2020 05:03 UTC