Debating Communities and Networks XIV

attention span

The exposure to educational contents on TikTok has positively affected teenagers’ consumption

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24/04/2023

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Koveela.Soobrayen

Abstract This paper argues that teenagers’ exposure to educational contents on TikTok build communities which have a positive repercussion in what they consume online. Educational contents are not limited to only online learning but also parental mediation, contributing to wise usage of TikTok which can easily transform into distraction. Furthermore, TikTok also help to educate…
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Communities and Social Media

“Social Media”, activism, attention span, communities, Mental Health, Online Communities, parenting mediation, Social class, TikTok, Youth
Exploring the impact of TikTok on the sustained attention spans of youngsters in Mauritius

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24/04/2023

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Reeya.Aumeer

Abstract This paper asserts that TikTok has caused the sustained attention spans of youngsters to decrease and examines whether this claim is true in Mauritius as well. The immoderate scrolling on the TikTok social media application has activated a considerable amount of the feel-good chemical known as dopamine in the youths’ brains and subsequently, making…
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Communities and Social Media

“Social Media”, adolescents, attention span, Mauritius, Online Communities, TikTok, youngsters