The Russian has been described as the 'first war fought on ', with social media used by President and ordinary Ukrainians to expose the brutality of the conflict - but also by pro-Kremlin propagandists to spread disinformation. The Chinese-owned app, previously dominated by dancing and lip-syncing videos, has proven itself particularly suited to covering the conflict, with its simple editing software allowing users to share footage within seconds of it being filmed - before being shown to millions of young users via its powerful algorithm. Ukrainians like 20-year-old Marta Vasyuta, who films the aftermath of bombings, have gone on to amass huge audiences. One other user, @valerisssh, posted a video that aped the popular TikTok template where people point out stylish features of their homed but showed viewers around her 'bomb shelter' instead.
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