TikTok ban?

[JacinLarkwell]

People are now selling iphones with tiktok installed...

They did that back with floppy bird like 10 years ago

 

[notabitail]

They did that back with floppy bird like 10 years ago

I was thinking about that.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

My thing is they say people "waste time" on it, but in my opinion it's no different then any other social media, mobile game, video game or even book(besides that it's a screen). If you aren't mature enough to proportion your time on the app you probably shouldn't have a phone at that point. I also think that if your mental health is influenced by it you can easily not go on it, absolutely no reason to ban it from everyone for that reason. For national security, yes but as far as I'm concerned the rest of the "issues" with tiktok are individuals problems that can be fixed by them or parenting your kids. That's all my opinion though

 

[JacinLarkwell]

easily

Unfortunately it's not always as easy as just not going on it. I've had several struggles over the years on different platforms, even this one, with my mental health. At the same time, as much as you know what the end result will be, it still tries to draw you back in.

 

[speckledsuspect1213]

Unfortunately it's not always as easy as just not going on it. I've had several struggles over the years on different platforms, even this one, with my mental health. At the same time, as much as you know what the end result will be, it still tries to draw you back in.

yeah that’s why i’m not allowed to have social media apps because my self esteem is already so low and i tend to compare myself to other girls

 

[talkinboutchickens]

100% yes. TikTok spies on people. But that's just my opinion.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Unfortunately it's not always as easy as just not going on it. I've had several struggles over the years on different platforms, even this one, with my mental health. At the same time, as much as you know what the end result will be, it still tries to draw you back in.

I agree

 

[SunriseChickers]

One thing that I have heard addressing the security issue: There's the whole debacle about China spying (which, based on what we know about app functions and permissions, is entirely possible). What I heard was happening, was that some American company was actually buying it. What a great investment... (sarcasm) But yes, I really did hear this, but there isn't much on it at all. No idea what's going on. Either way, I'm for the ban. I feel bad for the folks who have their livelihoods on there, and I hope the best for them, but there are far more cons than pros when it comes to this.

 

[notabitail]

Unfortunately it's not always as easy as just not going on it. I've had several struggles over the years on different platforms, even this one, with my mental health. At the same time, as much as you know what the end result will be, it still tries to draw you back in.

And it works too. I tried to put it down, lasted about 15 minutes. It took me deleting it and realizing the reason I had such a wreck of a office was because I was planning my day around tiktok usage. Plus it kept feeding me content I wanted. Reddit has a much harder time with that.

 

[SunriseChickers]

And it works too. I tried to put it down, lasted about 15 minutes. It took me deleting it and realizing the reason I had such a wreck of a office was because I was planning my day around tiktok usage. Plus it kept feeding me content I wanted. Reddit has a much harder time with that.

I've found that YouTube isn't the best at giving me the content I want, and the people there are so much less toxic. If I'm ever doom scrolling, it's YouTube. I deleted Instagram because it was making me so negative.