Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.

TikTok, Boom. Independent Lens

Premiered October 24, 2022
TikTok, Boom.

What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom. dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections—algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural—to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest with healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform.

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