TikTok is not just for young people. Ria (TikTok name Oma Rietepetiet) from Rotterdam now has more than 12,000 followers and her most viewed video has more than 500,000 views. In the Netherlands, but also internationally, women over 80 are conquering the platform. Why are these ladies suddenly so popular on TikTok? Dr. Simone Driesen, popular culture expert and assistant professor at Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, explains in RTL Nieuws.
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