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In May, Egyptian teenager Aya Khamees made a now-deleted TikTok demanding justice after she says she was sexually assaulted at a party. The viral video resulted in her arrest for prostitution, drug use and violating family values. The latter charge is part of a larger crackdown of the Egyptian government against female influencers on TikTok for posting videos wearing clothes or participating in dances that are deemed inappropriate by a cybercrime law that targets any online violation of public morals. Although the state eventually dropped the charges against Aya Khamees, other TikTokers – like Haneen Hossam, whose video is embedded above have faced arrests, hefty fines and even jail sentences for their content. The Tahrir Institute for Middle Eastern Policy reports that a group of women have since launched an online petition and campaign with the hashtag with permission from the Egyptian family, to advocate for the release of the TikTok users and call out what they s ....
Our Favorite Global TikToks Of 2020: From A Handwashing Dance To A Literal Ice Box TikTok / @lifedance chanbeol @kafra2005 @king lluvia When lockdown went into effect earlier this year, many people turned to TikTok to pass the time. Like, a lot of people: the short-video platform has now hit over 2.6 billion downloads globally and was the most downloaded app of 2020, according to mobile app analytics firm App Annie. The pandemic is part of the reason for surging TikTok popularity. It s been a bleak year for many people. Much of the content you see on TikTok is fun, upbeat and a welcome break from the day-to-day realities of the COVID crisis, says Damian Radcliffe, a professor at the University of Oregon who researches digital trends. ....
Home/News from NPR/Our Favorite Global TikToks Of 2020: From A Handwashing Dance To A Literal Ice Box Our Favorite Global TikToks Of 2020: From A Handwashing Dance To A Literal Ice Box By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento January 1, 2021 When lockdown went into effect earlier this year, many people turned to TikTok to pass the time. Like, a lot of people: the short-video platform has now hit over 2.6 billion downloads globally and was the most downloaded app of 2020, according to mobile app analytics firm App Annie. The pandemic is part of the reason for surging TikTok popularity. “It’s been a bleak year for many people. Much of the content you see on TikTok is fun, upbeat and a welcome break from the day-to-day realities of the COVID crisis,” says Damian Radcliffe, a professor at the University of Oregon who researches digital trends. ....