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What’s fueling the moral panic around TikTok challenges? In part, Facebook.

What’s fueling the moral panic around TikTok challenges? In part, Facebook.

FromThere Are No Girls on the Internet


What’s fueling the moral panic around TikTok challenges? In part, Facebook.

FromThere Are No Girls on the Internet

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From National Rape Day to the Slap A Teacher Challenge, we’re hearing a ton about dangerous “challenges” and “trends” that start on TikTok. Disinformation researcher Abbie Richards joins to talk about what happens when concern about social media turns into a full blown moral panic.
 
Follow Abbie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tofology 
 
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May 24, 2022
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