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TikTok’s duet, green screen and stitch turn political point-scoring into an art form

  • Written by Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
imageTikTok's features for combining users' videos lend themselves to political disputes.Quick et al, CC BY-NC-SA

Since its astronomical rise in popularity during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, TikTok has played an increasing role in all aspects of American life, including politics, from the White House briefing key TikTok creators on the war in Ukraine...

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