TikTok as Entertainment or Misleading App? E-Book

John Maish

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

Case Study from the year 2021 in the subject Communications - Mass Media, grade: 3.0, University of California, San Diego, course: Media Studies, language: English, abstract: This essay critically analyzes the popular video-sharing app TikTok and questions whether it should be perceived primarily as an entertainment platform or as a source of misleading content. The author reflects on how TikTok's algorithmically customized feed and divination videos promoted addictive viewing habits and dubious life advice in a friend. However, the app also spreads joy through funny videos. The essay concludes that while TikTok has merit as an entertainment app, users should be cautious of videos that try to deceptively influence major life decisions. Overall, the essay urges readers to approach TikTok with nuance, enjoying its amusing content while maintaining skepticism about guidance from its most exploitative corners.