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about an hour ago, BBC TV had a lengthy segment with the following “nonpartisan”(?) Gen Z guy on the Tik Tok story.
Biden is such a “phenomenal” guy, to know him is to love him, etc etc. Gen Z love him.

31 July 2023: USA Today: Gen Z will be an unbeatable force in 2024 – if we stand up to the far right together
Not everyone wants my peers and me to have a say in our democratic process. That’s why I started Voters of Tomorrow, an organization with one mission: to harness the political power of young people.
by Santiago Mayer, Opinion contributor
(Santiago Mayer is the 21-year-old founder and executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, a nonpartisan organization that engages and represents Gen Z in politics and government.)

I moved here in 2017 from Mexico in the midst of the Trump administration’s xenophobic policies, including the travel ban from Muslim-majority countries...

Understanding the lack of political opportunities for young people, Voters of Tomorrow believes in welcoming everyone into the conversation. We believe that in order to reach Gen Z, you must center and prioritize Gen Z...

That is why, this week, we are bringing hundreds of young organizers together in Washington, D.C., to discuss the country we want to build. Instead of running on platforms that seek to instill fear and outrage into young people, we are offering a different vision. By including leaders from Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., the first Gen Z member of Congress, to North Carolina’s Anderson Clayton, the youngest state party chair, we want to show the far right that the majority of Gen Zers do not subscribe to their agenda. What’s more: We are joined by various champions for young people, including House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/07/29/gen-z-political-power-young-voters-2024-election/70458897007/

these people are organised.

as for Tik Tok, I’ve heard it reported on CGTN or elsewhere that BBC, ABC Australia, PBS have some kind of deals with Tik Tok, while UK, Australia & US govts have expressed deep concerns about the platform!