As the pandemic left the world at home, some students turned to TikTok for the new quarantine trends and for entertainment to pass the time. With the app’s growth, student creators speak on how they went viral on TikTok as political tensions and negative aspects of the app continued.
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Social Media Shapes Pepperdine Influencers’ Identities
Some students at Pepperdine have large followings on social media, which is not surprising given the University’s proximity to Los Angeles. However, they also agreed that their following impacted their sense of self.