TikTok has made a huge impact on people’s daily lives, especially for teenagers. TikTok is an inspirational and educational app that can teach you things that can’t be learned in school.
TikTok, an enormously popular social media platform, will be banned on Jan. 19. Congress passed the legislation because it was worried that the app, whose owner is based in China, may be influenced by the Chinese government and could endanger the country. Unless ByteDance, the company’s owner, sells TikTok by Jan. 19, the measure would essentially prohibit the app from operating in the U.S.
Many content creators on TikTok are suing, claiming their rights are being violated. Their freedom of speech is taken away, upsetting many users on TikTok. There is a petition and if enough people sign it, it could decrease the chances of the ban.
TikTok is an app that I use daily and is also where I get my entertainment from. Losing this source of entertainment will create a void in my daily routine. Having it gone is going to make my life boring. Not only do I get my entertainment from it, but also inspiration, such as outfit ideas and cooking recipes.
Kiefe Ollivierre, a 10th-grade student, said that he is not in support of the TikTok ban. He claims he has streaks on there and TikTok is the app he goes to when his bed rotting. He uses it “every day, every minute, every second.”
He gets his entertainment and news from that app, especially true crime news by Ray WIlliam Johnson. If TikTok gets banned, he said he wouldn’t know what to do and doesn’t want to listen to Spotify podcasts.
Another 10th-grade student, Emily Colon, is in opposition of the TikTok ban. She says that she has an editing account on TikTok, and the ban will prevent her from pursuing her enthusiasm for it, which upsets her makes her unhappy. She will also be unable to access her account following the ban. Therefore, her followers who have been seeing her work, will no longer have the chance to view her creative work and find vibrant content. be able to see.
When TikTok’s ban was announced, the people there decided to move to a different app, RedNote. Chinese social media app, similar to TikTok.
After the ban of TikTok, everyone’s videos, drafts, and favorites will all be gone. All the memories and trends created will now become the past. Everyone on TikTok is not in favor of the ban, so the phrase “We are TikTok” was made.
Interview Questions
How do you feel about tiktok getting banned, does it affect you?
Is tiktok an app you use daily, and do you like it?
