Filter or Feminism: What Social Media Do with Girls

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TikTok-Trends, Insta-Filter, Fake News: For girls, social media are both a mouthpiece and a minefield. They find community and hearing, but also experience pressure and beauty madness.

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TikTok-Trends, Insta-Filter, Fake News: For girls, social media are both a mouthpiece and a minefield. They find community and hearing, but also experience pressure and beauty madness.

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TikTok-Trends, Insta-Filter, Fake News: For girls, social media are both a mouthpiece and a minefield at the same time. They find community and hearing, but also experience pressure and beauty madness.

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Social media is a two-edged sword for girls: on the one hand, Instagram, TikTok and others put young women under enormous pressure to fulfill beauty ideals, on the other hand, they offer spaces to network, express themselves politically and make ills visible. However, false news, bodyshaming and stereotypical role models are increasingly endangering mental health and equality.

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What role do social media play in the lives of girls: Are they rather burdensome cages or supporting mouthpieces? Instagram filters, Tiktok trends and influencers create enormous pressure, beautiful, slim and perfect. At the same time, the platforms create spaces in which girls raise their voices, find like-minded people and expose abuses.