TikTok Tunisia
Basma El Atti, The New Arab, Tunisia sentences influencer to 4 years in prison, arrests four others, after new TikTok ‘morality law’, 1 Nov 2024 “A Tunisian court sentenced a social...
The (Alleged) TikTok Effect(?)
Bobby Allyn, Sylvia Goodman, Dara Kerr, NPR, TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege. 10 Oct 2024 “For the first time, internal TikTok communications have...
Şulemsi TikTok
Kaya Genç, Rest of World, The Turkish TikToker teaching young women to be religious girlbosses, 1 Oct 2024 “With 2.3 million followers, Kayatürk, a makeup artist and entrepreneur, is...
Baghdad Influencer Murdered
The National, Iraq investigates killing of TikTok influencer in Baghdad, 27 April 2024 “A “specialised work team” had been set up to investigate the circumstances of the death of...
Iraq TikTok Ban Request
Arab News, Iraqi minister proposes TikTok ban over societal concerns, 27 Mar 2024 “Iraq’s communications minister has formally requested the country’s Cabinet to block Chinese-owned app TikTok over worries...
Pradowo Rebrand
SCMP, From fiery populist to TikTok virality, how Indonesia’s Prabowo rebranded for Gen Z voters, 16 February 2024 “Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s current defence minister, has won the presidential election by...
Indonesia Deepfakes and TikTok
Stanley Widianto, Reuters, Dance moves and deepfakes: Indonesia presidential candidates duke it out on TikTok, 12 Feb 2024 “To court young voters like Irene, all three candidates in the Feb....