West Albany’s views on how TikTok affects teens today

How TikTok effects teens at West Albany high school.

Q: Do you think that there’s a visual difference between people with TikTok and without, mentally or like their appearance?

Freshman Lily Rangel

A: I feel like people who have TikTok know what the trends and all that stuff are and dress in their own style that follows those trends.

Q: What are some pros and cons of TikTok?

A: Pros are that is entertaining and like you have fun on that and all that stuff. Cons are that people can be influenced in bad ways And get the wrong idea. 

Q: What is your broad opinion on TikTok?

A: I feel like it’s a fun app, I used to have it and it was fun, but I feel like I don’t really need it because it influenced the amount of time I was on my phone, I just spent a lot of time on it and it took a lot of my sleep time away. So it wasn’t really that good for me. It was just entertaining. 

Q: Do you think that TikTok is addicting? or distracting? 

Yes, definitely. I remember, every single time I’d be doing homework, and then all of a sudden I’ll get a message and I’ll pull up my phone and I’ll be on there for like 10 minutes, and then ill say just five more minutes, but it’s actually like 30.

Q: In what way how is TikTok been beneficial or not beneficial to you?

A: It’s entertaining, and just something to do to pass time.