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TikTok: The app that's transforming social media

How TikTok is changing our culture and storytelling.

Welcome to the world of TikTok, one of the world鈥檚 fastest growing and most controversial social media platforms. The 大象传媒鈥檚 Sophia Smith Galer speaks to the TikTok creators Melissa Ong aka @chunkysdead and Robert Tolppi about the world of elite and deep TikTok and finds there is a lot more to the platform than the dance trends and viral comedy clips that have made it so popular.

We hear from the creators of a surprising TikTok hit: an Australian drama micro-series about a woman鈥檚 struggle with infertility. Short videos of intimate, honest moments of Charlie鈥檚 IVF journey have received over 2 million TikTok views and sparked heartfelt conversations with audiences online. The creative team behind All Our Eggs discuss why they think the drama has captured the TIkTok audience鈥檚 imagination.

Meet the TikTok dance star putting his own personal twist on popular trends such as the Toosie Slide. Dancer, singer and Indigenous activist Theland Kicknosway tells us why he is using TikTok as a platform to share his culture with the world.

Presented by Tina Daheley with Sophia Smith-Galer

Photo: TikTok on a smartphone. Credit: Getty

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27 minutes

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  • Sat 4 Jul 2020 01:32GMT
  • Sat 4 Jul 2020 16:06GMT
  • Sun 5 Jul 2020 04:32GMT
  • Sun 5 Jul 2020 08:32GMT
  • Sun 5 Jul 2020 10:32GMT
  • Sun 5 Jul 2020 21:06GMT

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