The (possibly temporary) ban on TikTok is underway, with users of the social media app reporting that they cannot access the site at all. There is a 90-day respite that will presumably begin when Donald Trump takes office.
Personally, this writer has never used TikTok and has prohibited her children from downloading the app. The issue of Chinese data collection worries her less (because our data is probably everywhere anyway) than propaganda, which she believes is a psychological operation on the United States.
In the wake of the ban, there are reports that children and teens are calling 911 because TikTok is shutting down, which somewhat proves this writer’s point.
#RIP: 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.
— RAWSALERTS (@rawsalerts) January 19, 2025
Don’t do this.
911 is only for legitimate emergencies.
Alright, I’m starting to think the TikTok ban was a good thing.
This is crazy.
– Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 19, 2025
This is how addicts act when they abstain.
It’s not healthy.
If Trump manages to save TikTok, it could be one of the biggest orange pills of all time for the next generation.
– memes by drefanzor (@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 down.
— Alex The Ghost (@GhostOfAlex1) January 19, 2025
Ah, Vina.
The good old days.
That addiction is current https://t.co/fbc0m6r2wS
– Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) January 19, 2025
Yes it is.
society is broken
Tiktok shouldn’t be so obsessive. This is not right. It’s more about life than Tiktok and social media. Although this generation and the next will not know this. I hope they learn to socialize together. Otherwise, society is doomed. It also ruins intelligence. pic.twitter.com/nBYbtoGtjI
– Happy birthday from AJ Quinn! (1/1) (@WSWAJQuinn) January 19, 2025
And the Chinese know it.
Cool. Arrest and fine them for 911 abuse so others learn to stop being delayed https://t.co/4pfKjDQXBf
– The Wet Knight (@capeandcowell) January 19, 2025
Is.
This brainwashing will end up meaning that someone will not get the emergency help they need. https://t.co/fG6TWuTOja
—Melissa Braunstein (@slowwhoneybee) January 19, 2025
That is why this needs to have consequences.
It seems like a good idea to ban an app that makes people behave this way. https://t.co/OhgGB3ZHse
-Jesse (@KoalaSalesman) January 19, 2025
Yes. In a way they are showing why a ban is necessary.
