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Since its launch in China in 2016, TikTok’s global popularity has been explosive. By 2021, it boasted over one billion active users worldwide—a feat only Facebook and Instagram took eight years to achieve. Southeast Asia contributes about a quarter of these users, with the majority being under 34 years old. This demographic’s preference for short, engaging clips has transformed TikTok into the primary social media source for news and political content among youth.