48 min

What’s fueling the moral panic around TikTok challenges? In part, Facebook‪.‬ There Are No Girls on the Internet

    • Technology

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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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 

 

Want to support the show? (thank you!)

Subscribe, tell a friend, leave a review, or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet’s store: TANGOTI.COM/STORE

Join our newsletter: Tangoti.com/newsletter

Say hello at hello@tangoti.com
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min

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