#BlackoutTueesday

All across the world, people have taken to social media to spread information, activism, and awareness more than we’ve ever seen before, from Facebook, IG, Twitter, to even TikTok. The #BlackoutTuesday initiative garnered over 28.9 million unique posts on IG alone. 

That said, it’s been a week of trial and error, as users collectively try to correct for algorithm flaws and ensure resources for protestors and others aren’t lost in the sea of black squares. Though social media activism is high this week, general rhetoric is pushing people to identify more tactical ways to support BLM and social justice initiatives to create meaningful, permanent change. 

A recent study reports that kids in the US ages 4 to 15 now spend an average of 85 minutes per day watching YouTube videos, compared with 80 minutes per day spent on TikTok. Overall, the study found that kids today watch twice as many videos per day as they did just four years ago. Check out the rest of the study here. 

In the heels of snagging Disney’s top streaming executive (and a presumed contender for Bob Iger’s throne), Tik Tok issued a new draw to subscribers with #LearnOnTikTok, an educational initiative that connects its users with celebrities and high-profile experts on everything from gender identity to cooking tutorials.  

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