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Brandon Doerrer
Mar 15, 2024

TikTok needs creators to save itself

Communicators agree that the ByteDance-owned platform should be doing more than rely on its users to make its case. Organized and on-message creators can help.

TikTok supporters gathered outside the US Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo credit: Getty Images).

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