"TikTok's Impact on American Culture and Social Media Landscape"

TikTok has changed American culture by creating a new equation for fame, breeding microcelebrities, and influencing entire industries such as talent agencies, marketing agencies, and book and music industries. The app's algorithm has also encouraged the growth of communities around specific interests and affected the ephemerality of digital trends. However, its influence on the quality of pop music is a topic of debate.