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Peter Yeung

Aug 19, 2019

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Gun Violence and Global Warming: Teens Are Using TikTok to Fight Back

When no one will listen to your impassioned pleas, the next best thing is to make a funny video containing your concerns go viral

Photo and video: Viktor Szabo/Unsplash and Joshua Mannila/TikTok, compiled by Chris Stokel-Walker

Shrill synth bleeps of British electro-pop duo La Roux’s 2009 hit ‘Bulletproof’ ring out as a tousle-haired teenager in a green…

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Peter Yeung is a freelance journalist that specialises in digital storytelling, data journalism and humanitarian reporting. www.peter-yeung.com

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