Volume 9 Issue 1
The first issue of Volume 9 spotlights women, both past and present, who are leaving their mark through creativity. From historical women who blazed trails before us, to Supreme Court decisions that shape the lives of college students, and even the unapologetic act of reading smut in public spaces. Volume 9 Issue 1 is a tapestry that weaves together the threads of the past, present, and future, celebrating the power of artistic expression to provoke thought, challenge norms and ignite change.
The first issue of Volume 9 spotlights women, both past and present, who are leaving their mark through creativity. From historical women who blazed trails before us, to Supreme Court decisions that shape the lives of college students, and even the unapologetic act of reading smut in public spaces. Volume 9 Issue 1 is a tapestry that weaves together the threads of the past, present, and future, celebrating the power of artistic expression to provoke thought, challenge norms and ignite change.
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ecommendations relating to the falsity of a review.<br />
Skepticism only makes sense relating to branded<br />
content because viewers don’t know if an influencer<br />
was motivated to say something positive about a<br />
specific brand.<br />
“I have felt swayed to say good things about a<br />
product but not in the sense where it has felt forced<br />
because of the benefits I receive,” Sloan Starzyk, an<br />
Amazon Prime Student Brand Ambassador says.<br />
“If a brand offers me a paid sponsorship deal, that<br />
personally I know don’t like, but my friends do, then<br />
I will accept the offer, but it would depend on how<br />
much they pay me.” The line between honest and paid<br />
advertisements seems to be blurred. Money appears<br />
to be a major influence when influencers accept a<br />
brand deal.<br />
which makes some users skeptical.<br />
There have been instances of many TikTok<br />
users posting about a fake product they have received<br />
through TikTok Shop. For example, users have<br />
purchased what they thought was Sol de Janeiro’s<br />
“Brazilian Bum Bum Cream Lotion,” yet they received<br />
a lookalike with a paper wrapping around the lid,<br />
revealing that it was fake. This further demonstrates<br />
that, on social media, not all advertisements are true,<br />
and users have the right to question what they are<br />
viewing, especially when it comes to spending their<br />
money on an advertised product.<br />
TikTok’s sincerity is being questioned the more<br />
influencers are posting advertisements. Honesty is<br />
the best quality in the sense of branded content, but<br />
until community guidelines for false advertising once<br />
again change the landscape of TikTok’s influencing<br />
scene, it’s up to viewers to research and discover for<br />
themselves whether a sponsored post is the truth.<br />
The shift from sincere reviews<br />
to branded content seems to be<br />
overlooked. The beauty world is<br />
prominent on social media, but not<br />
all of it seems to be true.<br />
“The only influencer I really trust is Alix Earle,<br />
because she seems as if she is my friend and not<br />
driven by money,” Teagan Pennington, a secondary<br />
education and English major at The University of<br />
Alabama says. “I have always been skeptical of TikTok<br />
Shop because I have seen multiple posts by people<br />
with a low following saying to buy a product, but then<br />
I also see people who get scammed and receive<br />
something they did not order, so now I really don’t<br />
know what to believe about advertised content.”<br />
A new feature from TikTok, the “TikTok<br />
Shop,” allows creators to spotlight and promote<br />
products they love through a suite of in-app shopping<br />
touchpoints. Users can discover a post and tap on the<br />
link above the caption to quickly shop for a product.<br />
Most of the time, the product has a discounted rate,<br />
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