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TikTok: Pros, Cons, and the Promise of Youth Empowerment

Blog, Educator Favorites, Featured, Parent FavoritesBy Sameer Hinduja September 1, 2020 Leave a comment

I trust by now that you’ve at least heard of TikTok, the fledgling short-form video app that has been around since 2016 but has exploded in popularity since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. With at least two billion downloads and at least 800 million active users (and probably way more), its reach seems to…

A Teen’s View of Social Media in 2020

Blog, FeaturedBy Sameer Hinduja February 26, 2020 Leave a comment

I recently met a high schooler named Eve, and appreciated our conversations about all things related to social media, identity, loneliness, affirmation, and purpose. I thought she would be an ideal person to share “A Teen’s Perspective on Social Media in 2020” and she happily obliged. Below are her thoughts; we both hope they give…