Tax, trip-ups, and transgressions: reporting the 2024 UK General Election by David Deacon, David Smith, Dominic Wring

“…Interest was particularly focused on the new digital phenomenon, Tik Tok, which barely registered as an information source in the 2019 General Election but by 2024 was outstripping more established social media platforms, particularly among younger voters. …”
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Research Data for "TheoDORE: a Toolbox for a Detailed and Automated Analysis of Electronic Excited State Computations" by Felix Plasser

“…ResearchData underlying the manuscript "TheoDORE: a Toolbox for a Detailed and Automated Analysis of Electronic Excited State Computations"ContentZMSO2M - input/output files of Turbomole and TheoDORE for the computations on ZMSO2M-14TPAIrptz2bpy - input/output files of Q-Chem and TheoDORE for the computations on [Ir(ptz)2bpy]+FQ3F - input/output files of Orca and TheoDORE for the computations on FQ3FFig2, Fig3, Fig4-7 - raw data and LaTeX/TikZ source files used to create Figures 2-7…”
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Paralympic cripvertising: on the gendered self-representations of Paralympic athletes on social media by Emma Pullen, Laura Mora, Michael Silk

“…Paralympic athletes are increasingly using social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to (self-)represent and engage audiences in disability counter-narratives that resist dominant disability stereotypes. …”
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The dawn of ‘Deinfluencing' as a vehicle for moral responsibility and anti-consumption by Nina Michaelidou, Ioannis Kostopoulos, Emily Lowe

“…In this study, we draw on fifteen in-depth interviews with TikTok users to capture their perceptions of deinfluencing, and how it affects their consumption patterns. …”
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The reactionary turn in popular feminism by Jilly Kay

“…I analyse three seemingly diverse iterations of the reactionary feminist turn: its political-intellectual articulation by anti-progressive, “post-liberal” feminists; secondly, its manifestation within the “femosphere” - the online, female-centric communities which mirror those of the manosphere—focusing specifically on the “Female Dating Strategy;” and thirdly, “dark feminine” dating influencers on TikTok and YouTube, sometimes framed as “Andrew Tate for girls.” …”
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Exploring the Role Social Media Plays in Connecting London’s Queer Community by Aashna Naik

“…Through qualitative research, it highlights the significance of platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok in connecting users to resources and like-minded individuals. …”
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Justifying an invasion: When Is disinformation successful? by Jan Zilinsky, Yannis Theocharis, Franziska Pradel, Marina Tulin, Claes de Vreese, Toril Aalberg, Ana Sofía Cardenal, Nicoleta Corbu, Frank Esser, Luisa Gehle, Denis Halagiera, Michael Hameleers, David Nicolas Hopmann, Karolina Koc-Michalska, Jörg Matthes, Christian Schemer, Vaclav Stetka, Jesper Strömbäck, Ludovic Terren, Sergio Splendore, James Stanyer, Agnieszka Stępińska, Peter Van Aelst, Alon Zoizner

“…Receiving news via YouTube, Facebook, or TikTok is also associated with greater belief in Russian narratives justifying the invasion in several countries, but these relationships are weaker compared to those observed for conspiracy thinking. …”
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Supplementary information files for "Justifying an invasion: When Is disinformation successful?" by Jan Zilinsky, Yannis Theocharis, Franziska Pradel, Marina Tulin, Claes de Vreese, Toril Aalberg, Ana Sofía Cardenal, Nicoleta Corbu, Frank Esser, Luisa Gehle, Denis Halagiera, Michael Hameleers, David Nicolas Hopmann, Karolina Koc-Michalska, Jörg Matthes, Christian Schemer, Vaclav Stetka, Jesper Strömbäck, Ludovic Terren, Sergio Splendore, James Stanyer, Agnieszka Stępińska, Peter Van Aelst, Alon Zoizner

“…Receiving news via YouTube, Facebook, or TikTok is also associated with greater belief in Russian narratives justifying the invasion in several countries, but these relationships are weaker compared to those observed for conspiracy thinking. …”
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The afterlife of mobile phones: mnemonic labour in China by Yanning Chen

“…Using a digital ethnography, the research involved online qualitative interviews with 13 sellers and 17 consumers, and participant observations of four live commerce channels on Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok), where sellers display and market these old mobile phones. …”
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‘It shows me mental health things … and keeps spamming diets’: a qualitative, spatial perspective on how people with eating disorders experience algorithms shaping their movement a... by Paula Saukko, Helen Malson, Anna Brown

“…There is some evidence that TikTok algorithm fed more appearance-related content for people with eating disorders (EDs). …”
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