How Is TikTok Reporting on the Disney Versus DeSantis Debate?

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As a member of the Gen-Z generation, I am an avid user of TikTok. TikTok is an app where content creators and average people alike can post entertaining or information videos ranging from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. It could very possibly be the current most popular social media app. The only other social media that could compare are Facebook and Instagram. For this article, I will be looking at how TikTok is used to report on the Disney versus DeSantis situation.

I typed in "Disney DeSantis" into the search feature on TikTok and found that there are two types of accounts posting about the situation: news outlets and random users. There are montages of different news regarding the situation being thrown together, giving TikTok users a 3-minute run down on everything. Users are adding their own commentary over these montages as well to provide their own opinion or way of viewing the situation. Memes are being created, such as this video posted by niksbeats. Another example of how this political rivalry is being shared on TikTok is iamlegallyhype creating a 1-minute video explaining in simple terms one thing that happened between the two.

The difference between TikTok and traditional news articles is the number of comments. The videos that appeared at the top when I searched had hundreds of comments, while news articles sometimes don't even have a section for reader's to speak their mind. Some comments were funny and made light of the situation and a lot were in favor of Disney overall. It boosted my personal morale about the whole situation, because after reading article after article discussing another immature move DeSantis made I was starting to feel like he would eventually just take over Disney. However, these comments are proudly attacking the Florida state governor and making him out to be the fool that he has been.

It's interesting to see the difference in content between writing articles and posting videos online. Both can be informational, but both can also be misleading. That's why I'm going to end this article by once again warning people to be vigilant about the content you are consuming and making sure it is accurate and to create your own opinions on the matter.