TikTok Shop is a Dystopian Mall Kiosk

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice are joined by sustainable stylist and fashion educator Lakyn Carlton to discuss TikTok Shop — a new feature that lets users purchase products without ever leaving the app. TikTok Shop is a modern day QVC, where merchants can shell products they’ve made — or are authorized to resell — in live videos with products tagged on screen. In the age of Amazon Storefronts and Etsy, it’s not surprising for TikTok to enter the e-commerce space. But the crowded, merchant-filled experience has ruined the app’s appeal and made users consider quitting TikTok for good. This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton.
0:14.5	And I'm Candice Lem, and you're listening to I-C-Y-M-I.
0:18.6	In case you missed it.
0:20.2	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:22.6	And oof, there has been a lot of culture this week.
0:27.6	And by that I mean reality TV culture.
0:30.6	I mean, that's the only culture that matters if you're a true savant like we are.
0:35.6	But where do we begin?
0:48.9	Okay, let's start with like the most recent news, Breaking Breaking.
0:53.9	It looks like two Semperhouse people, Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke, canceled their wedding.
0:59.6	Okay, so this is not my ministry, but is this another scandal ball situation?
1:01.5	Because I did tap in for that one.
1:05.8	I'm not sure, because I don't know if there was like a Raquel slash Rachel in this situation,
1:09.4	but it looks like they were supposed to get married in November.
1:13.9	And he, Carl, said he couldn't move forward with the wedding.
1:15.9	And let me guess.
1:17.0	Were the cameras up?
1:18.9	Oh, the cameras were up.
1:20.0	They were rolling.
1:25.0	And we are going to find out more on the next season of Summer House.
1:34.0	But let's talk about a season of a show that has actually aired, which was this latest season of The Bachelorette.
1:34.4	Okay.
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