If you are a regular social media user, you may have noticed “Black Lives Matter” profile picture in tiktok. This profile picture is popular among the black ethnic groups of people recently.
Tiktok is undoubtedly one of the most influencing social media platform. The video networking side has developed exponentially in these past years. It has been able to gather immense followers through it’s attractive video networking features.
Trends are usually backbone of tiktok. Every now and then, some thing is always trending in tiktok. What’s this time then? It’s the profile picture to support “Black Lives Matter.” Some may have used black fist in their profile picture as well.
What is “Black Lives Matter” profile picture in tiktok?
Black Lives Matter(BLM) is a popular term out of the social media as well. It is an international activist movement that demotivates the racism and other harrasment towards black community of people.
However In tiktok, it is about the movement of black tiktokers. The tiktokers think that censorship rules are mainly and strictly focused to them. As a result, they are protesting against unfair censorship by the video networking company.
What is “Black Fist” Meaning in tiktok?
There are several profile pictures which consists of balck fist. It is a sign of participation in the movement. The tiktoker of black community are protesting that their contents are being supressed by the application’s algorithm. They see it as a sign of discrimination.
Hence, On May 19, 2020 they declared the movement. The day was even called a POC Creators day. The hashtag #ImBlackMovement has gathered more than 5 Million views in less than 12 hours. The black creators seem to be going big on this thing.
According to the black creators, they are supporting the BLM’s cause and making the people aware of the racism. Hence, almost all of the black creators have black fist in their profile picture.
Tiktok’s having a hard time in itself. As it’s google play ratings have also decreased from 4.5 to 2 due to some dispute between the social media personalities in India. And another movement against the app’s algorithm can be tricky for the company.