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Abbie Richards Profile picture
Abbie Richards
@abbieasr
i am professionally obsessed with TikTok | mis and disinformation researcher | research fellow at @TheARConsortium
Mar 7, 2022 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Alongside stories about TikTok being flooded with Ukraine war footage, I’m seeing academics say “TikTok has never been used this way before.”

This is false and it says much more about how academics & journalists have regarded TikTok than it says about the app.

(Thread) 1/ Stop saying TikTok is “usually just an app for memes and dancing, not serious issues.” Remember when TikTokers supposedly trolled a Trump rally? That was 21 months ago.

TikTok's been a political tool for as long as it's been used by people who care about political issues.
Dec 17, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The Great TikTok School Shooting Panic of 2021 happened today. This was quite the cocktail of anxiety, and misinformation. Also a fundamental misunderstanding of both TikTok and the causes of violence.

Thread (TL;DR the adults need to do better) The origin of the hoax is unknown but there is no evidence of an original threat.

The earliest mention I've found is from Citrus County School District in Florida. On December 14th students reported a TikTok which warned of a school shooting at their middle school.
Sep 29, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
As the Wayfair conspiracy goes viral again on TikTok, I want to examine the culture of conspiracy theories on the platform.

Conspiracy theories aren’t just occasional, random videos on TikTok, there is an entire creative economy which supports them.

Thread⬇️ The creator in this case is “tythecrazyguy” who has 3.7 million people who follow him for his “conspiraTEA” content which has racked up nearly 100 million likes.
You’ll notice he has management as well as sponsorships.
Sep 18, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Very niche “brands being in on the joke” TikTok analysis thread:

It’s possible that you’ve noticed giant brands on TikTok have changed their logos. NASCAR, Ocean Spray, Tinder, the Washington Post, Tampax, and even TikTok itself have all changed their profile pictures. This all stems from user @/emilyzugay who has made a series of very viral satirical videos which re-design major brands logos. (The joke is that she designs them horribly. They are good videos and she’s hilariously apathetic).
Sep 16, 2021 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
The way true crime turns real people’s trauma into entertainment for profit is already disgusting. But watching it unfold in real time with Gabby Petito’s case is nauseating.

So let’s explore TikTok users’ unhealthy obsession with her disappearance. I first encountered “Gabby is missing” content in a TikTok livestream on Tuesday afternoon. At that time the hashtag “GabbyPetito” had 1.4 million views. ImageImage
Jan 12, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Taking suggestions for the title of this series.
Working title:
QAnon Explained (for sheeple) I’ll post the series here in this thread, on TikTok (tofology) and on Instagram (abbiesr)
Oct 6, 2020 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
Some Nazi’s have made a copycat version of my Conspiracy Chart.
I’m not going to post it but in this thread, I’ll break down some of the things it says and provide resources to counter the dangerous myths they are circulating. The biggest text in the top tier is a denial of the number of Jewish people who died during the Holocaust.
Here’s a resource from @HolocaustMuseum. They have an entire online Holocaust Encyclopaedia with well researched, accurate information and numbers.
ushmm.org/learn/holocaust
Sep 26, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Breaking down The Conspiracy Chart part 1: And: Breaking down The Conspiracy Chart part 2: