Israeli teenage returnees narrating trauma on TikTok: Platformed identity after captivity in Gaza
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
This study examines how former teenage hostages use TikTok to process and present their captivity and its aftermath. Through a qualitative thematic analysis of 67 TikTok videos created by adolescent survivors of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the ...
This study examines how former teenage hostages use TikTok to process and present their captivity and its aftermath. Through a qualitative thematic analysis of 67 TikTok videos created by adolescent survivors of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the ...