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The "Prison TikTok" Movement is the Newest Trend for Formerly and Currently Incarcerated People to Tell Stories of Redemption and the Horrors of Incarceration.
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The "Prison TikTok" Movement is the Newest Trend for Formerly and Currently Incarcerated People to Tell Stories of Redemption and the Horrors of Incarceration.

A recent report by The Marshall Project and NBC News uncovers the benefits and biases of the incarcerated community's use of the social media titan.

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Apr 08, 2022
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TikTok is arguably the most influential social media platform out of all the digital juggernauts, amassing over 1 billion users per month, and serving as the cultural hub for some of the internet’s biggest viral moments and trends in recent years. What began as a short-video app that primarily attracted teen and young adult users, …

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