Daysia Tolentino is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.
Medo Halimy posts videos that are akin to other eye-catching day-in-the-life content on TikTok. But instead of recording from a college dorm or a summer vacation like other 19-year-olds, Halimy is documenting his “tent life” in Gaza to 100,000 followers. Halimy and a handful of other Gazan youths are using social media to share the moments of respite they experience despite deadly conditions and limited internet access.
The duo didn’t respond to a request for comment. Phil Ranta, chief operating officer of the digital media content house and talent management firm Fixated, said people can become desensitized to various statistics about the death, injury and destruction in Gaza. News reports can feel “distanced and impersonal,” Ranta said. In contrast, vlogs from Gaza creators are effective on social media because they are familiar to Western audiences. “People that are watching this go, ‘Oh, this is you and me.
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