With TikTok down today, I predict that our teens will be happier and healthier today. Let's share our observations.

[Anonymous]

Well, it was a good crash course in watching special interests manipulate the public!

Buckle up, kids!

[Anonymous]

July 31, 2020: President Donald Trump announces TikTok is a national security threat and that he would ban it.

In an executive order, President Trump says TikTok allows "China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage."

Jan 18, 2025: After years of lengthy court battles, President Donald Trump's bipartisan plan to ban TikTok comes to fruition, and TikTok goes offline.

Jan 19, 2025: TikTok comes back online, thanking Donald Trump for saving them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: My kids don't have TikTok, but I am glad it is back. Thousands of Americans rely on social media as their source of income-I have two friends who are influencers and the money they make is how they are able to stay home with their kids. Apparently TikTok pays per view whereas Instagram does not pay at all so one must rely on outside brand partnerships/affiliate links. Also, the government shouldn't be able to ban something for no reason. If you are against book banning, you should be against app banning.

The government isn’t banning for no reason. I’m sorry your friends would loose a source of income but it’s time to move away from TikTok. Equating banning TikTok with book banning shows your ignorance.

Agreed.

I can’t believe it’s not super apparent why Tik Tok is a security risk.

I mean both dems and republicans agreed that Tik Tok should be banned. That alone should say something.

And then they all bought shares of META.

get real

Exactly. As usual, the answer to all of your questions is money.

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Anonymous wrote:TikTok will be back OP. Trump already said so. Weird that you messed up the name. Makes me think you don’t have teens, or any social media.

This. Weird mom.

Sure, some teens are depressed about a lost app but OP is the weird mom

Nobody confuses TikTok and Twitter except grandmas. They aren’t similar at all, and Twitter is X now anyway.

People mix up words. Don’t be a conspiracy nut

[Anonymous]

DD and I greatly enjoyed watching UDA College Nationals videos on TikTok yesterday and today! So happy it was all up and running again in time to see all the top performances. So exciting!

[Anonymous]

Tik tok is being censored now. It’s not the same and it’s so obvious and scary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD and I greatly enjoyed watching UDA College Nationals videos on TikTok yesterday and today! So happy it was all up and running again in time to see all the top performances. So exciting!

Thanks President Trump !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My teens were never on it, because I protect my kids from harm, so no change.

Oh good grief. Do you not let your teens go out either? Lots of harm and danger in the outside world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’ve moved to IG

Instagram is worse. It just feeds FOMO.

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Anonymous wrote:My teens were never on it, because I protect my kids from harm, so no change.

Oh good grief. Do you not let your teens go out either? Lots of harm and danger in the outside world.

DP. The potential harms in online cesspools like TikTok (among other apps) are more alarming to me than anything my kids will encounter in the physical world. But enjoy your little videos. I’m sure your kids will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Got them the Iphone 15 and they are no longer able to acess TIKTOK

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Anonymous wrote:DD and I greatly enjoyed watching UDA College Nationals videos on TikTok yesterday and today! So happy it was all up and running again in time to see all the top performances. So exciting!

Thanks President Trump !

OH PLEASE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:July 31, 2020: President Donald Trump announces TikTok is a national security threat and that he would ban it.

In an executive order, President Trump says TikTok allows "China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for blackmail, and conduct corporate espionage."

Jan 18, 2025: After years of lengthy court battles, President Donald Trump's bipartisan plan to ban TikTok comes to fruition, and TikTok goes offline.

Jan 19, 2025: TikTok comes back online, thanking Donald Trump for saving them.

No one I've talked to remembered this at all and I was wondering if I got stuck in a glitch in the matrix.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My teens were never on it, because I protect my kids from harm, so no change.

Oh good grief. Do you not let your teens go out either? Lots of harm and danger in the outside world.

DP. The potential harms in online cesspools like TikTok (among other apps) are more alarming to me than anything my kids will encounter in the physical world. But enjoy your little videos. I’m sure your kids will be fine.

My kids are perfectly fine. They've learned how to balance social media with other aspects of their lives. They spend time with friends on weekends, excel as star athletes on their high school and travel teams, and consistently perform well academically. There are plenty of kids out there achieving this kind of balance, too. Please do not club all kids in one category. Just because your kids or you know kids who have an unhealthy relationship with social media, doesn't mean all kids do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My teens were never on it, because I protect my kids from harm, so no change.

Oh good grief. Do you not let your teens go out either? Lots of harm and danger in the outside world.

DP. The potential harms in online cesspools like TikTok (among other apps) are more alarming to me than anything my kids will encounter in the physical world. But enjoy your little videos. I’m sure your kids will be fine.

My kids are perfectly fine. They've learned how to balance social media with other aspects of their lives. They spend time with friends on weekends, excel as star athletes on their high school and travel teams, and consistently perform well academically. There are plenty of kids out there achieving this kind of balance, too. Please do not club all kids in one category. Just because your kids or you know kids who have an unhealthy relationship with social media, doesn't mean all kids do.

+1. And I’d say this applies to the majority of kids I know.