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Singer and TikTok star Bryce Xavier joins Gen Me Podcast to talk about his career and how TikTok has changed the music industry. Starting off on Musical.ly and quickly going viral, Bryce has amassed an impressive following of over 4 million followers across his social media platforms. During this episode, we talk social media trends, content houses,  the effects of TikTok and Musical.ly, Bryce’s career and much more!  

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SOURCES

TikTok's Black Dance Creators Are On Strike: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/06/25/black-tiktok-strike/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

The Best TikTok Trends and Challenges Right Now: https://amp.www.comoplex.com/life/best-tiktok-trends-challenges-right-now/

Parents Ultimate Guide to TikTok: https://amp.commonsense.org/blog/b6355546-ace0-453b-a04a-8a9c1c5eaa15

TikTok Influencer of Color Faced 'Frustrating' Obstacle Trying to Add The Word 'Black' to His Creator Marketplace Bio:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/07/07/tiktok-black-creators-creator-marketplace-black-lives-matter/

Trigger Warning:
mentioning racism/racial discrimination (skip 18:42 - 22:29)

In this episode, Micah discusses how he got into TikTok in which he, alike many others, initially hated (even before Musical.ly rebranded). From posting random videos almost every once a month to having various TikTokers making cosplay videos using one of his songs titled "Coraline," he talks about how he didn't expect to see the amount of growth and engagement he received, especially since he never took Tiktok seriously. He also goes in depth about what kind of content he posts as well as content he plans to make in the near future.

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You likely think of TikTok as merely a form of entertainment during quarantine, but the platform has been around since 2016, and its parent company, Bytedance, is almost a decade old. While TikTok isn’t the first of its kind, it has taken teenage society by storm.

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Resources:

Brennan, Matthew. Attention Factory. 2020. ebook.

When the U.S. Military Banned TikTok

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• Treehouse, https://teamtreehouse.com/
  
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• Hacker Fund, https://www.hacker.fund/
  
• Lynda, https://www.lynda.com/
  
• LinkedIn Learning, https://www.linkedin.com/learning/
  
• Krystle on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystlemo/

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• Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.com
• Story produced, Edited and Mastered by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/
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• Music by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffman

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Live.ly is a video streaming app from the creators of Musical.ly where users can broadcast live video or video chat with friends. With reports of students using the app to play truth or dare and share personal information with strangers, we created this guide to help parents keep students safe.

Learn more about Parent University: https://smartsocial.com/parent-university/

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Josh Ochs, Founder of https://SmartSocial.com

Live.ly is a live video streaming app from the creators of Musical.ly where users can broadcast live video or group video chat with their friends.

What is the Live.ly app?

• From the creators of Musical.ly, Live.ly is a live video streaming app
• Users sign up using their Musical.ly, Facebook, or Twitter account
• Users can broadcast live video or group video chat with their friends
• Multiple users can live broadcast video together from different locations
• Unlike Instagram and Snapchat, when a live broadcast is over it cannot be replayed
• Users also have the ability to comment on videos
• There is no verification process or age requirement for users to view live videos
• Since Live.ly is connected to Musica.ly, it’s easy to share content between the apps
• Users can receive or give emoji “gifts” through the app using real money (prices range $.50-$50)

Why should parents care?

• Sometimes students will give out their Snapchat username or phone number during a live video without understanding that strangers watching their video now have their personal information
• The more money a user spends, the more prominent their username will be in a video’s comments which can turn spending into a competition
• Even though it’s against the app’s terms of service, it’s not uncommon for students younger than 13 to use this app
• Some students have been reported as using this app to play “truth or dare”. Users will comment a truth or dare and the student will live stream their response
• Although users have the ability to report mature content, there is no moderation on the app. Students can run into any type of content – good or bad
• Live streaming videos can have a serious impact on your student’s privacy and security

What Parents are Saying about the Live.ly app

• Inappropriate for children. I was doing my usual phone check on our kid’s phone and kept getting notifications for Live.ly. When I checked on it, two different times a group video chat came on with a man [doing something extremely explicit] in one of the cameras. There were kids no older than 10 watching and when they realized there was a grown up watching they clicked off. This is not an app for children! This is as far as I’m concerned just another way for pedophiles to get to kids.
• Pedophile hunting ground! Do not let your children on here. A child close to me had been approached by a man asking inappropriate questions. It should not be allowed to happen, it’s sick.

Source

Live.ly App in the News

"Children as young as nine are being groomed and bombarded with sexually explicit messages on a popular livestreaming app [Live.ly] that has been branded ‘a magnet for paedophiles. - The Times

"Comments [teens] received [on Live.ly] are extremely explicit. - Channel 4 News

"Live.ly has also quickly turned it into a [place] where social media performers angle at cashing in on their elusive celebrity status and fans shell out for the illusion of greater intimacy. – The New York Times

"Live.ly’s overnight success can be linked directly to teens downloading the app based on their already honed obsessions with musical.ly. – New York Magazine

What can parents do?

• If your student has the Live.ly app, have them delete it and discuss the app’s safety issues
• If your teen is interested in apps like Live.ly, consider creating an Instagram account that can be used as a positive social media resume
• When you’re ready for your student to be online, work with them to use apps that positively impact their digital footprint. Check out our Parent App Guide page and consider using the apps in our Green Zone (and be on all apps your kids are using)
• Ensure they understand how to use video apps safely before giving your student access to them
• Teach students to ask themselves if they would want their video seen by colleges, teachers, or parents before posting or streaming
• Consider joining Parent University to get access to videos you can watch with your student that teaches them how to be safe and shine online

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