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鈥淲e condemn racism in all its forms and work hard to create a welcoming community environment by removing videos and accounts that spread hateful ideas on our platform. We regularly consult with academics and experts from across the globe to keep abreast of evolving trends and to evaluate and improve our policies and enforcement." - a TikTok spokesperson

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Adam Lowe (he/his, mostly) is a writer, performer and publisher from Leeds, UK, though he currently lives in Manchester. He is the UK鈥檚 LGBT+ History Month Poet Laureate and was Yorkshire鈥檚 Poet for 2012 . He writes poetry, plays and fiction, and he occasionally performs in drag as Beyonce Holes. He is of Kittitian, British and Irish descent. He graduated with both a BA and MA from the University of Leeds, and is currently researching for a PhD in creative writing at the University of Manchester.

Adam Lowe writes about disability, LGBT+ experiences, and the lives of mixed-race Black British communities. Carol Rumens of The Guardian describes him as a 鈥榲ersatile and widely published young writer鈥�.

He tells us about the history of Polari, a queer slang used to both help LGBTQ+ people identity one another and mask themselves in a hostile social environment, and compares it to how young people talking about queer topics have to once again turn to codes.

Gretchen McCulloch is an internet linguist and author of the New York Times bestselling Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language. She鈥檚 been the Resident Linguist at Wired and The Toast and is the co-creator of Lingthusiasm, a podcast that鈥檚 enthusiastic about linguistics. She lives in Montreal, but also on the internet.

She talks with Aleks about the evolution of different language online, and why we are in a linguistic arms race against algorithms, and the people on the other side of them.

As a Social Media Influencer and Content Manager, Sean mainly focuses on teaching others the intricacies of internet safety, content creation, and brand strategy.听

Having built their social media presence as a creator 鈥渨ho reads the fine print, so that you don鈥檛 have to,鈥� Sean actively breaks down terms and conditions for a collective audience of over 1.5 Million followers.听

Sean tells us about their work testing social media algorithms, and expresses his views on why marginalised communities need not only be concerned about automatic moderation systems, but a human element that seeks to silence them.

Meredith Clark is a US Lifestyle Reporter at The Independent, covering celebrity and pop culture news.

She tells us how #Mascara became a way for people to to talk about the topics of sex and relationships on social media, and how misunderstanding the trend lead to backlash for Actor Julia Fox.