I Am Not Her and She Is Not Me.

29th November 202230th November 2022 kesiahgakpe Black Girl Standard, Editor: Nabeelah Latif, leicester, Second Editor: Sophie Mouzakitis, Society, students, tiktok, university

There has been recent discourse on TikTok surrounding a ‘UK Black Girl standard’, and its implications on the generation we’re

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I’m deleting my social media.

29th January 20228th September 2022 Grace Robinson blog, blogger, blogging, discord, Editor: Ella Johnson, Facebook, Grace Robinson, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, social, social media, students, tiktok, Twitter, university, Whatsapp

I have decided to delete my social media.

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TikTok and Disney’s homophobic roots prevalent in new partnership

16th December 202130th January 2023 Iona Wagg Disney, Editor: Zainab Patel, Homophobia, Iona Wagg, leicester, students, tiktok, university, University of Leicester, University students, Writer: Iona Wagg

TikTok and Disney’s collaboration sees new pathways for the mergence of digital media. However, both companies’ problematic histories are still abundantly clear.

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Content houses: the business model turning the young, privileged and problematic into social media megastars

25th April 202120th November 2022 Ella Johnson blog, blogger, blogging, column, content house, Ella Johnson, lifestyle, tiktok

TikTok is everywhere. Even if you’re too stubborn to download the app itself, you probably will still have heard of the likes Addison Rae and Charli D’Amilio. Stars of the video-sharing app are making a name for themselves in the ‘real world’, and it’s safe to say that a noticeable amount of popular content creators belong to, or at least used to belong to, a content house.