A law banning the popular app TikTok is on hold. People in the U.S. couldn’t use the app for twelve hours this weekend. But then, sPresident Trump announced an executive order delaying the ban.
“I mean, it’s probably better for everyone, and I’m not angry. I feel bad for the creators, like in general, because I feel like that’s their only source of income,” seventh grader Emerson Loudon said.
Posting videos on TikTok is a pastime of many in which you can be creative and share ideas.
“I do like posting stuff and like looking at videos, but, it does take up a lot of my time,” seventh grader Lena Ahn said.
With the app gone, people would need to find new ways to entertain themselves.
“I will find other ways to entertain myself that aren’t necessarily bad for me,” Loudon said.
Those who have the app may be affected, but some, like seventh grader Anna Peterson, think they are better with the app.
“ I wouldn’t know the trends or anything that was going on as much in political just overall trends,” Peterson said.
With so many young people on the app, the content they are receiving can affect them greatly.
“In general, probably it’s negative,” Loudon said.
Many creators on the platform that teens look up to can change and influence how people think and their opinions.
“I think it affects the way I look at myself and the way I see my appearance and trends overall,” Peterson said.
What people watch on the app can vary.
“I mostly just use it to watch fun videos,” Ahn said.
According to Brown University, the app creates a dopamine release and because of this it is quickly becoming one of the most addicting apps for teens across the country. Some, like Peterson, are on the app very often.
“A day, maybe three-ish, three hours a day, three, four,” Peterson said.