TikTok
‘It’s highly manipulative’: The dark side of app streak culture
From Snapchat and TikTok to Duolingo and Strava, streak features have been all the rage since the 2010s. But are they actually any good for us?
- by Nell Geraets
Latest
Players can’t put a foot wrong as dance games become latest TikTok craze
Dance Dance Revolution and Dancerush Stardom players have taken to TikTok to show off their skills on the classic arcade games.
- by Frances Howe
Idealism or exploitation? The online ‘tradwives’ doing everything to please their husbands
A wave of young women portray a marriage ideal that includes submitting to and serving their husbands. But the movement has prompted warnings from former “traditional wives” that the lifestyle puts women at risk of poverty.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Censorship
Elon Musk saying civil war is inevitable is not inciting violence. Here’s why
Beware the online-harm brigade, or we’ll have police on our doorsteps as fast as we can say boo online.
- by Josh Szeps
Mornings without screens, coffee or exercise? I tried it and have thoughts
Is the “low-dopamine morning” as life-changing as it sounds? Experts weigh in on the trend.
- by Nell Geraets
Yo-Chi is ‘not a fad’: Meet the man making frozen yoghurt cool again
The family behind Boost Juice has engineered a frozen yoghurt revival and turned Yo-Chi into Australia’s fastest-growing dessert chain.
- by Jessica Yun
Thought soap operas were dead? They’ve found a surprising new home
Neighbours has been shedding viewers, while minute-long TikTok soaps have been attracting millions. What’s behind this unexpected shift?
- by Nell Geraets
Memes, TikTok and lots of chicken: The new world of movie marketing
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have provided a perfect case study in how modern films are marketed, and for some reason it involves eating a lot of chicken.
- by Nell Geraets
‘Don’t go in blindly’: Why one of TikTok’s most popular hashtags is so risky
In the past three years, the #CareerAdvice hashtag has accumulated 167 million views, with younger workers flocking to the platform for tips.
- by Brittany Busch
‘That’s so demure’: How TikTok became obsessed with an obscure word
Are these crackers really demure? Why words don’t mean the same thing on TikTok.
- by Nell Geraets
Videos critical of China harder to find on TikTok, study finds
In a survey conducted alongside the study, people who used TikTok for three hours or more daily were significantly more positive about China’s human rights record than non-users.
- by Alicia Clanton and Aisha Counts
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/tiktok-1nmx