Gifts for strangers: the 'ethically ambiguous' TikTok trend using
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In viral videos, content creators film themselves surprising strangers with toys, food and wads of cash – whether they like it or not
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TikTok has been accused of 'aggressive' data harvesting. Is your
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I'm going to where people are': the viral priest using TikTok to
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It just takes off': how the short-video app TikTok has caused a
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