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LuvLoogie

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7. One of the reasons that TikTok for news has become popular

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 11:04 AM

3 hrs ago

Is the ability to share the information and participate in action in real time. The community driven countermeasures to the ICE raids is an example that is empowered by the live feeds and shared posts.

There are real journalists on social media,on TikTok. And many TikTokers dive deep into particular issues. There are doctors, lawyers, artists, gardeners, craftsmen, engineers.

People who dismiss the platform, don't use it. They have this caricature of the users based on their ignorance of the platform.

I mean DU should be on TikTok more. Seriously.

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I don't Tic Tok... Mike Nelson 6 hrs ago #1

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One of the reasons that TikTok for news has become popular LuvLoogie 3 hrs ago #7