US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms
Al Jazeera
Recent decisions by US gov’t and platforms have made organising on TikTok and Instagram much harder for activists.
Michael Mezzatesta is a climate educator based in Los Angeles, California. For the last two years, he’s used TikTok and Instagram as a means to spread the word about climate marches and real-life ways people can get involved and fight to take on climate change.
In September 2023, he helped generate interest in the climate march in New York.
“We were expecting maybe 5,000 to 10,000 people there. I’m pretty sure more than 50,000 people showed up,” Mezzatesta told Al Jazeera.
He says that is largely thanks to TikTok.
“I had folks coming up to me that I didn’t even know during the march that said I saw your video and that’s why I’m here,” he added.
