“With all the bad things going on in the world right now, I think it’s teaching all of us to appreciate positivity much more.”— Oneya Johnson, buzzfeednews.com
“President Trump said he is considering a country-wide ban of the app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, over concern that it may be used as a spying or propaganda tool for the Chinese government.”— Alexandra Sternlicht, forbes.com
“Sororities and fraternities are a huge system of oppression. It perpetuates elitism and classism and systemic racism. I think that it became time to start dismantling that system as well.”— JJ Jordan, buzzfeednews.com
“The United States is considering banning TikTok and other apps from China over national security concerns, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in an interview on Monday.”— Pranav Dixit, buzzfeednews.com
“I couldn’t decide if I wanted to scold them because I am someone’s actual ass auntie or if I wanted to give them hugs because they are living their truths and having fun while doing it.”— Shelli Nicole, autostraddle.com
“If Lesbian TikTok were its own world, it could be broken down into many countries with their own national anthems — songs played over and over in users’ videos. There are the cottagecore girls (anthem: Mitski’s 'Strawberry Blonde' or anything by Hozier), the couples (anthem: Girl in Red’s 'We Fell i…”— Lena Wilson, nytimes.com
“This is for all the teachers and students out there. Life can hit hard, and we all need some grace.”— Brandon Holeman, tiktok.com
“Marcella had accepted her brush with Internet fame as an odd thrill, and not an entirely foreign one.”— Jia Tolentino, newyorker.com
“We’re trying to first see if we can get it to work in countries where TikTok is not already big before we go and compete with TikTok in countries where they are big.”— Mark Zuckerberg, theverge.com
“What’s both crucial and easy to miss about TikTok is how it has stepped over the midpoint between the familiar self-directed feed and an experience based first on algorithmic observation and inference. The most obvious clue is right there when you open the app: the first thing you see isn’t a feed o…”— John Herrman, nytimes.com