Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok are well-known over the world; they have brought the world and the community closer by allowing people to communicate and connect in real-time. Every day, these social media platforms strive to enhance their systems to make life simpler for their users. It increased work prospects, brought loved ones closer together, and enhanced human contact to new heights (Vanderkaay, 2010). However, most users are unaware of the drawbacks Read more [...]
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the social change that has occurred and is continuing to occur as a result of online social media platforms such as TikTok. Offline activism is being fuelled by TikTok as millennials use the application to share unfiltered experiences from all over the world, creating a community of individuals who follow content based on their interests, resulting in social change.
Traditionally, governments have held a strong hold on media distribution to the Read more [...]
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This assignment will investigate the connections that are made between criminal activity and social media platforms. Looking into the way that youth have directly had an impact into the way social media has dictated the way they are able to display their crimes.
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Over many generations the way the that people interact has had drastic changes; the largest impacts of social media are on the youth of today. Baby boomers had a different social media perspective Read more [...]
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TikTok is a very famous platform nowadays which plays an important role in our daily life. It counts millions of users and that is because it is very user-friendly and accessible. As usual with every social media platform gaining interest, there are online communities which tend to rise on those said platforms and this is the case with TikTok. The topic that will be discussed is the cultural awareness that is happening now in TikTok. To better understand the Read more [...]
The purpose of this paper is to help readers to understand the influence the social media app Tiktok now has on what’s trending in the fashion community. I will be arguing that in order for fashion companies targeted at Gen Z women to be relevant, they must have somewhat of a Tiktok presence relating to the stream of communities and social media. I will be discussing the works of Wellman and Abidin amongst others to support my argument as well as discussing concepts such as the networked Read more [...]
Health and Fitness Influencers on TikTok are Spreading Misinformation to Young and Impressionable Audiences within their Community
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This paper discusses how the emergence of health and fitness influencers on the social media platform TikTok have negatively contributed to the spread of misinformation within online communities. Although this is not a new issue within the world of social media, it does however pose as a pressing issue as unsubstantiated claims and misleading content Read more [...]
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In this generation, the emphasis on having both an online and offline identity is important in terms of maintaining connections with friends, and families and creating new networks to aid in career progress or for new relationships. However, social media has shaped and influenced our own realities by impacting our own mental health and physical well-being. Creating a norm for social comparison and changing our perceptions of the term “perfection”. This paper explores how everyone’s Read more [...]
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September 2021, as the world battles against the coronavirus pandemic, the video-based social media platform TikTok reaches 1 million users worldwide, which represents a colossal growth for the Chinese company ByteDance Ltd (Ceci, 2022). TikTok has throughout the years evolved from a video sharing platform such as Vines and Musical.ly into a platform reflecting creativity, networked communities and advocacy. One community whose presence is often highlighted on TikTok is Read more [...]