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Male TikTok Influencers are Redefining Masculinity

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29/04/2025

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Rasmus Soederlund

Introduction Traditional ideologies of masculinity have been constructed around qualities like control, autonomy, dominance, and physicality. These have been applied to limit men to restricted areas of action, suppress vulnerability, and enforce strict gender scripts of control, power, and autonomy. Traditional masculinity has also been associated with negative effects like higher rates of mental illness,…
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Disability

Identity, Influencers, Masculinity, Social Media, stereotype, tiktok
Toxic by Algorithm: The Hidden Cost of Influencer Culture on Young Men

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27/04/2025

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pangi

Abstract This paper looks at how content creators on Instagram and TikTok, influence young Australian men’s views on masculinity by promoting toxic ideals and misogynistic messages. In the wider context of identity formation and digital culture, it argues that these platforms often reinforce traditional, dominant forms of masculinity, which can contribute to normalising gender-based power…
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Fan Culture

#onlinenetworksandsocialchange, Advocacy, algorithm, algorithms, Andrew tate, Body Image, BodyImage, change, Communities, Fitness, GenZ, ideals, Identity, Influencers, Instagram, MentalHealth, online conference, online networks, representation, SMCN25, social change, Social Media, tiktok, Toxic Masculinity, Trends, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube
TikTok and the Identity Crisis: Social Media’s Ability to Redefine the Meaning of Identity.

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26/04/2025

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Tilly

This paper examines the so-called “fluidity” of an online identity and how this idea is challenged through algorithms, specifically on the social media platform, TikTok. It looks at how Influencers shape their online identities to fit a certain audience as well as their impact on young people and social comparison. Using Australian businesswoman Anna Paul,…
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Disability

algorithms, Cancel Culture, fake, fake identity, gen-z, Identity, Influencers, social comparison, Social Media, tiktok
How Social Media Educates And Inspires Skill Development through Online Communities

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22/04/2025

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22205434

Abstract Social media platforms play a powerful role in influencing, educating, and inspiring many users in developing new skills through online communities. Still today, social media continues to receive harsh scrutiny from the public eye, nit-picking its negative impacts on society. However, social media has many positive contributing factors such as the introduction and exposure…
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Fan Culture

community, Identity, Instagram, Social Media
In Pursuit of Beauty: Exhaustion of the Ideal Body Image

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20/04/2025

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Marcos

Introduction The rise of globalisation has interconnected society into different networks and communities. Technological advancements, specifically social media, come at a price and a cost, increasing the expression of creativity and identity for young adults. Allowing social media to become a fundamental routine for some, a networking platform that promotes authenticity, innovation, and connectivity worldwide.…
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Disability

Identity, Influencers, Instagram, Mental Health, OnlineConference, Social Media, Trends, Young Adults

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Male TikTok Influencers are Redefining Masculinity

Toxic by Algorithm: The Hidden Cost of Influencer Culture on Young Men

TikTok and the Identity Crisis: Social Media’s Ability to Redefine the Meaning of Identity.

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