Forum From the Archives: How TikTok Became a Home For Those in Search of Community

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4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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The social media app TikTok has grown exponentially since its release in 2016, with over 689 million active users worldwide. Famous for its short, looping videos that feature a range of content including lip syncs, dance routines, personal storytelling and documentary-style footage, it’s become a popular place to spend hours online, especially among Gen Z. Particularly in the past year, when in-person interaction was limited due to the pandemic, many people found community on TikTok and used it as a way to de-stress or express their creativity. We’ll talk about TikTok’s appeal and hear from popular creators Nick Cho and Taylor Cassidy about the communities they’ve found and built on the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.3	This week, we're playing some of our favorite shows from our archives. And today we'll listen back to our show on TikTok, a video sharing app that was once under threat of shutdown after ex-president Trump tried to ban it from U.S. app stores.
1:03.0	But the social platform beat back the ban with legal challenges and then saw its popularity soar.
1:08.9	We hear from TikTok creators Nick Cho, Taylor Cassidy, and others
1:12.9	about what they think drives TikTok's growth
1:15.4	and about the community they found on the app along the way.
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1:36.6	The video sharing app, TikTok, has so much random content that it's easy to get drawn in by the absurdity.
1:46.0	And then before you know it, as I learned last night, you spent way too much time watching short looping videos of lip-sinks,
1:53.0	dance routines, personal storytelling, or just weird goofy skits. This partly explains why the
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