Visibility Under Constraint: Format Publics and the Politics of Visibility on TikTok Protest Videos During the Mahsa Amini Movement in Iran
Short-video platforms have become important sites for protest communication, yet we know little about how visibility is negotiated when appearing on camera entails political risk. This study examines TikTok videos produced during the Mahsa Amini (“Woman, Life, Freedom”) movement in Iran under conditions of state repression and surveillance. Drawing on a mixe
International Journal of Communication1mo ago