TikTok Sees Creativity Drought As Black Creators Boycott05:36

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Black TikTok creators are opting not to share their dance choreography on the app because they say they're tired of not receiving credit from users who co-opt them.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Femi Oke, host of "The Stream" on Al Jazeera English, on the impact of the boycott.

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