Tag: tiktok

A question for you: which would you believe, given the option? A popular newspaper, or a piece of news that you see on tiktok? If you are not a tiktok addict, then probably the newspaper, right?

Pop culture journalism without social media? Impossible. News drops on Instagram and scandals explode on X. It’s a goldmine of real-time updates, but also a chaos of clickbait and fake news. Exhausting? Absolutely. Essential? Without a doubt.

The rise of the internet and social media promised to empower independent journalism. Twenty years later, the winners are not journalists but large social media platforms. How their dangerous monopoly on information is threatening our democracy.

Do you stop your daily scrolling to watch a Tiktoker explain the world's current events? I do, when my doom-scrolling actually leads me to something else than funny videos of babies experiencing hibashi restaurants for the first time.

In the TikTok era, influencers with a ring light and an iPhone are becoming the go-to news source for millions. But what happens when engagement matters more than accuracy?

Vanavond keert 21-bis redactrice Lilan terug naar haar jeugd op de Studio 100 SingAlong in het Sportpaleis.

TikTok besliste om een leeftijdsbeperking in te voeren op schoonheidsfilters om het zelfbeeld van jongeren te beschermen. Waarom is de maatregel belangrijk en moeten schoonheidsfilters misschien volledig verbannen worden van de app?

Binnen 2 weken vinden in de Verenigde Staten historische presidentsverkiezingen plaats. Online wordt de strijd tussen Harris en Trump steeds harder. Beide presidentskandidaten zetten volop in via sociale media om de laatste stemmen voor zich te winnen.