Revolutionary Algorithms
A TikTok Manifesto
Torey Akers
- From
- an
- artist
- and
- TikTok
- creator,
- a
- critical
- look
- at
- the
- controversial
- app
- and
- its
- effect
- on
- cultural
- heritage,
- artificial
- intelligence,
- community
- organizing,
- and
- digital
- censorship.In
- Revolutionary
- Algorithms,
- Torey
- Akers
- approaches
- TikTok
- with
- a
- deep
- understanding
- of
- the
- app,
- as
- both
- a
- prolific
- creator
- and
- consumer
- of
- its
- content.
- In
- these
- essays,
- she
- interrogates
- how
- the
- TikTok
- ban
- and
- the
- multiple
- genocides
- happening
- around
- the
- world
- are
- deeply
- intertwined;
- how
- the
- app
- can
- empower
- creators,
- amplify
- social
- movements,
- and
- document
- abuses
- of
- power.
- She
- addresses
- the
- good,
- bad,
- and
- sometimes
- uncanny
- parts
- of
- maneuvering
- and
- communicating
- in
- a
- digital
- space.As
- a
- new
- era
- of
- social
- media
- looms,
- Akers
- makes
- the
- case
- for
- techno-progressivism,
- looking
- toward
- a
- future
- where
- TikTok
- continues
- to
- connect,
- inspire,
- and
- create
- space
- for
- more
- intersectionality,
- equity,
- and joy.
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