Katie Nolan

I think the comment sections in my experience tend kinder. I think when they are mean, they can be very mean. But I do think my first reaction when I was first started scrolling through TikTok was that like, whoa, the comments are like hyping this person up instead of bullying them.

I will also say it's a place where like, I know that the government's issue with it mainly, as you said, Mina, wasn't the propaganda aspect of it, but... It is a place where you can hop on and share your opinion. And it's possible your opinion is being influenced by these opinions that are being put out there by people that have nefarious means.

I will also say it's a place where like, I know that the government's issue with it mainly, as you said, Mina, wasn't the propaganda aspect of it, but... It is a place where you can hop on and share your opinion. And it's possible your opinion is being influenced by these opinions that are being put out there by people that have nefarious means.

You can see how it could be used, as any media could be used, to spread propaganda effectively.

You can see how it could be used, as any media could be used, to spread propaganda effectively.

Yeah, I think kids were born into a world where that's everything. They just watched an inauguration where the owners of all of the social media were with the president.

Yeah, I think kids were born into a world where that's everything. They just watched an inauguration where the owners of all of the social media were with the president.

Right, and you're like, okay, so the government's always got my data. Kids care so little that when they got rid of TikTok for a few hours, they downloaded an app officially owned by the government of China. Yes. to replace it.

Right, and you're like, okay, so the government's always got my data. Kids care so little that when they got rid of TikTok for a few hours, they downloaded an app officially owned by the government of China. Yes. to replace it.

If I'm honest, if I'm completely honest, I think what I would miss the most is hearing other people's drama, drama that does not affect me, but that someone else is really fired up about. I would miss that. I would miss getting face to face. Like I've watched a lot of TikToks where I feel like I'm FaceTiming with somebody who I don't know. And they're telling me a juicy story.

If I'm honest, if I'm completely honest, I think what I would miss the most is hearing other people's drama, drama that does not affect me, but that someone else is really fired up about. I would miss that. I would miss getting face to face. Like I've watched a lot of TikToks where I feel like I'm FaceTiming with somebody who I don't know. And they're telling me a juicy story.

And yeah, sometimes you're like, I don't really care what this is. And you scroll away. But there's like something to like an An average American TV. It just feels like... And obviously everybody's putting on some... They're presenting some sort of a something, so I'm not saying everyone's being authentically themselves. Putting on that eyelash filter. Yeah. But it was like...

And yeah, sometimes you're like, I don't really care what this is. And you scroll away. But there's like something to like an An average American TV. It just feels like... And obviously everybody's putting on some... They're presenting some sort of a something, so I'm not saying everyone's being authentically themselves. Putting on that eyelash filter. Yeah. But it was like...

Where you hear from just people. Anybody can upload. Anybody can upload and it can get enough traction and can go. Like I could just bump into the experiences of regular people scrolling through my phone.

Where you hear from just people. Anybody can upload. Anybody can upload and it can get enough traction and can go. Like I could just bump into the experiences of regular people scrolling through my phone.

No, I think there probably was machinations to it that I don't understand. But if you put up a banger of a video, it's going to get out to more people and more people will see it no matter who you are. So you could be a big account. But like my TikTok algorithm didn't have any of the like TikTok influencers that I know of through like people talking about TikTok.

No, I think there probably was machinations to it that I don't understand. But if you put up a banger of a video, it's going to get out to more people and more people will see it no matter who you are. So you could be a big account. But like my TikTok algorithm didn't have any of the like TikTok influencers that I know of through like people talking about TikTok.

But it had, like, just, like, Lola Young. I don't know if anybody knows her. She's a musician that I love from England. I never would have heard her music if I hadn't had TikTok. I found Dochi on TikTok forever ago. Like, that's just, like, that's where I, like, find stuff. The music discovery.

But it had, like, just, like, Lola Young. I don't know if anybody knows her. She's a musician that I love from England. I never would have heard her music if I hadn't had TikTok. I found Dochi on TikTok forever ago. Like, that's just, like, that's where I, like, find stuff. The music discovery.

Mandy Reid.