TikTok has introduced a spread of activations to have a good time Latin Heritage Month, together with a brand new creator showcase, an in-app hub, creator help initiatives, music highlights, and extra.
As per TikTok:
“The Latin neighborhood has at all times been a powerhouse of creativity, resilience, and tradition – cultivating areas for folks to have a good time their heritage whereas contributing to world developments on TikTok. We proceed to be impressed by our Visionary #CasaTikTok neighborhood and we’re honored to offer an area the place various voices come collectively to symbolize and have a good time Latin tradition.”
First off, TikTok’s introduced its inaugural Latin Heritage Month Visionary Voices checklist, which shines the highlight on a spread of Latin creators in varied classes.
These creators can be highlighted on a brand new #CasaTikTok web page within the app, which can even characteristic Latin-owned companies, musicians, and extra.
TikTok’s additionally inviting different Latin creators to use to its #CasaTikTok creator neighborhood program, which is able to present entry to expanded instructional sources, occasions and webinars, designed to assist creators elevate their content material on TikTok.
TikTok’s additionally trying to give the ground to Latin musicians within the app:
“Our celebration of #CasaTikTok can even characteristic #MusicaLatina and #MusicaMexicana music playlists on our sounds web page, visitor curated by Visionary Voices honoree @rauwalejandro and @manuelturizoz.”
Lastly, TikTok can even showcase Latin-owned companies that you could store from within the app, by way of dwell streams and the TikTok Store, whereas it’s additionally operating an IRL #ShopLatinOwned Creator Mixer, which is able to deliver varied Latin-owned manufacturers collectively for a particular dwell occasion.
TikTok’s eager to focus on the contributions of various communities within the app, and likewise, the function that the platform performs in amplifying these creators, and bringing worth to minority group. And the app has inarguably supplied extra alternatives to many communities, however that seemingly hasn’t been an element within the U.S. Authorities’s evaluation of the potential safety dangers of the app.
Which, after all, it shouldn’t, however occasions like this do underline the function that TikTok can and does play in facilitating expanded entry and attain, particularly for sure creators and niches.
You’ll be able to be taught extra about TikTok’s Latin Heritage Month occasions right here.
