The (possibly temporary) TikTok ban is underway, with users of the social media app reporting they're unable to access the site at all. There's a 90-day reprieve that will presumably start when Donald Trump takes office.
Personally, this writer has never used TikTok and has forbidden her children from downloading the app. The Chinese data collection issue is less her concern (because our data is probably everywhere anyway) than the propaganda, which she believes is a psyop on America.
In the wake of the ban, there are reports that kids and teens are calling 911 about TikTok going dark, kinda proving this writer's point.
🚨#BREAKING: Some 911 call centers in the United States have reportedly been receiving non-emergency calls from teens and children expressing their love for TikTok following its shutdown.
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 19, 2025
Don't do this.
911 is for legitimate emergencies only.
Alright I’m starting to think the TikTok ban was a good thing.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 19, 2025
This is INSANE.
This is how addicts act when they withdraw.
It's not healthy.
If Trump is able to save TikTok it might be one of the biggest Orange Pills of all time for the next gen
— drefanzor memes (@drefanzor) January 19, 2025
That's one perspective.
Who is with me ? pic.twitter.com/50WjgpJP5o
— World Hall Of Fun (@WorldHallOfFun) January 19, 2025
This made us laugh.
As a young adult who loved Vine, I get it, but these kids need to calm the f**k down.
— Alex The Ghost (@GhostOfAlex1) January 19, 2025
Ah, Vine.
The good old days.
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That addiction is real https://t.co/fbc0m6r2wS
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) January 19, 2025
Yes it is.
Society is broken
— AJ Quinn Birthday! (1/1) 🇦🇺🇮🇪🇵🇸 (@WSWAJQuinn) January 19, 2025
Tiktok shouldn't be this obsessive. This is not okay. Their is more to life then tiktok and social media. This generation and the next aren't going to know this tho. I hope they learn how to socialise irl. Otherwise society is doomed. It ruins intelligence too. https://t.co/XTajaHIgUS pic.twitter.com/nBYbtoGtjI
And the Chinese know it.
Cool. Arrest and fine them for abuse of 911 so others will learn to stop being retarded https://t.co/4pfKjDQXBf
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) January 19, 2025
This.
This brainwashing will end up meaning somebody not getting the emergency help they need. https://t.co/fG6TWuTOja
— Melissa Braunstein (@slowhoneybee) January 19, 2025
Which is why there need to be consequences for this.
Seems like a good idea to ban an app that makes people behave this way. https://t.co/OhgGB3ZHse
— Jesse (@KoalaSalesman) January 19, 2025
Yeah. They're kind of proving why a ban is necessary.
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