Taylor LorenzJan 18
The TikTok ban will deplatform thousands of progressive content creators and skew online discourse to the right. It will consolidate media influence within right-leaning platforms like Meta and X. Over time, I believe this reconfiguration will permanently alter the political landscape of the creator economy https://www.usermag.co/p/the-great-creator-reset
The Great Creator Reset

The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voices get heard online.

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Show threadTaylor LorenzJan 18
While the majority of news content creators across the social media landscape are conservative men, a recent study found that TikTok is the *only* platform where left-leaning news influencers outnumber right-leaning ones. https://www.usermag.co/p/the-great-creator-reset
The Great Creator Reset

The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voices get heard online.

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Show threadTaylor LorenzJan 18
TikTok also has more than double the concentration of news content creators who identify as LGBTQ+ or advocate for LGBTQ+ rights vs other platforms, and 73% of teens who identify as Democrats or lean left use TikTok, compared to 52% of teens who identify as Republican. https://www.usermag.co/p/the-great-creator-reset
The Great Creator Reset

The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voices get heard online.

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Show threadTaylor LorenzJan 18
With Meta and X outright embracing right wing ideology, and YouTube becoming increasingly saturated, progressive creators who found a haven on TikTok, now face the near impossible task of rebuilding their communities on platforms that are hostile to their content. Most will fail. https://www.usermag.co/p/the-great-creator-reset
The Great Creator Reset

The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voices get heard online.

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Show threadTaylor Lorenz

TikTok is also my biggest platform, if you want to support my work please buy a yearly subscription to UserMag.co, if it's not something you can afford please subscribe for free and/or share links!! Every little bit helps when you're up against an entire massive right wing media structure.

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Show threadChris FergusonJan 18
@taylorlorenz
You don't even bother to read and respond to people's replies here... It's not a great look to ask the audience you ignore to follow you somewhere else...
Show threadutopiArteJan 18
@taylorlorenz @ChrisFerguson Looks like it's more important to defend centralized platforms and systems than to foster this decentralized community. That's probably more lucrative for influencer.
Show threadRabbitt@mstdn.socialJan 18
@taylorlorenz
I've never subscribed to TicToc and I don't view anything from that source. But I do read and share your articles on Mastodon. Encouraging more TicToc providers to migrate to federated servers (Mastodon) may be in the best interest for all.