TikTok (in Chinese: DouYin; formerly known as musical. ly) currently represents one of the
most successful Chinese social media applications in the world. Since its founding in …

Weight stigma is a pressing issue that affects individuals across the weight distribution. The
role of social media in both alleviating and exacerbating weight bias has received growing …

Scholars have long been interested in how social media platforms shape user
communication and behavior. We add to this literature by critically analyzing the TikTok …

Owing to the combined advancement of network technologies and smartphone equipments,
WeChat has become particularly ubiquitous, affording younger generations with multifarious …

With its rapid uptake among young people around the world, it is no surprise that TikTok is
buzzing with cultures and practices of internet celebrity. Most notably, the platform is …

TikTok has one of the most advanced algorithm systems and is the most addictive as
compared to other social media platforms. While research on social media addiction is …

Authenticity, generally regarded as coherence between one's inner self and outward
behavior, is associated with myriad social values (eg, integrity) and beneficial outcomes …

In contrast to academic and popular accounts that present generational characteristics from
the outside, in a top-down manner, we explore how Gen Z constructs, narrates, and projects …

This contribution seeks to demonstrate how studying memes as a collection depends on the
website or platform where they are sourced. To do so, we compare how memes, specifically …

Social media is increasingly being leveraged by researchers to engage in public debates
and rapidly disseminate research results to health care providers, health care users, policy …