Social media platforms like TikTok and X are altering how news is consumed and opinions are formed in political discourse.
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Updated oct 20
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Social media platforms like TikTok and X are altering how news is consumed and opinions are formed in political discourse.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- A professor researches how younger voters in Europe encounter politics through TikTok.Sub-event
- Information flows from Truth Social to Twitter and TikTok via API, demonstrating how platforms are used in political discourse.Sub-event
- Adults are observed doomscrolling through TikTok uninhibited.Sub-event
- Young Australians increasingly rely on digital platforms for news.Sub-event
- The successful shift to direct social media engagement and the declining viability of traditional media models are underway.Sub-event
- Fidias Panayiotou and Annita Demetriou are involved in a political video arrangement utilizing TikTok as a platform for political messaging.Sub-event
- Religious institutions are using TikTok to preach to large audiences and are involved in the national identity debate.Sub-event
- Media fragmentation led to alternative consumption patterns, causing late-night programming shifts influenced by opposition to Donald Trump.Sub-event
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TikTok
video-focused social media platform