Digital Labor on TikTok and Douyin Platforms: A Scoping Review

• Published in: Review of communication research Vol. 13; pp. 229 - 245
• Main Authors: Kung, Yuhsin, Wang, Yunwen, Li, Xiaoqin, Hatrick, Jessica, Liu, Weining, Wang, Qinglin, Liang, Jianqi, Liu, Yushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madrid Review of Communication Research 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Manual workers; Social media

The rapid, geographically dispersed uptake of TikTok and Douyin in past years has been coupled with “platformization” where platforms rise with an infrastructural, economic, and cultural model that permeates various economic sectors and living spaces. App users, who not only consume but also produce...