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Fans are spending thousands of dollars a month to support their favourite streamers on TikTok Live, but most of the money is going to TikTok itself.
The popular social media app has created a game out of soliciting donations from fans, and it has experts concerned about the effects on online culture and the possibility of addiction.
Guests
Holly MacAlpine — TikTok live-streamer
Aimee Karim — TikTok gifter
Dr Vasileios Stavropoulos — Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, RMIT
Professor Patrik Wikstrom — Chief Investigator at QUT's Digital Media Research Centre
Professor Crystal Abidin — Founder of the TikTok Cultures Research Network
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