“If TikTok got banned, I would first be sad and miss all the funny videos, but in the long run, I think it would be good for me.” 

— Mira Mrizek, ninth grader

“If TikTok got banned, nothing would change because I would just move to a different social media platform.” 

— Lilah Henger, sophomore

“I don’t personally use TikTok. I know that a lot of people do. Mainly my problem with TikTok is the problem with short-form content, as a whole, and a lot of the problems that stem from TikTok are that people spend all their time on short-form content, and banning TikTok wouldn’t really change that at all.”

— Valkyrie Laurence, sophomore

“I learned about a lot of stuff I didn’t know about on there. It’s really easy to find a community on there, and it would be hard to find another one on a different platform.” 

— Maven Alavi, junior

“My life would end if TikTok got banned because I love TikTok. It is my life. My grades might rise, but that is irrelevant.” 

— Jack Spiotto, junior

“The 12 or 14 hours that TikTok was banned was really good for my mental health because I decided that I was going to start my winter arc, go to the gym and read a book more often. So even when it did come back, I still had that resolve.” 

— Juliana Walker, senior