TikTok’s Color Language, Yellow Font and Pink Font
If you spent time on TikTok or Instagram Reels over the past few months, you might have noticed videos captioned in yellow or soft pink font, and while it may …
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2026 is the New 2016: The Internet’s Desire to Relive the Past
Every year, we see the rise (or recycling) of a new trend or social culture, and 2026 is no exception—especially with the ever-present nostalgia for what was only ten years …
TikTok is Banned?
In the spring of 2024, President Biden signed a law that would make TikTok banned in America. This controversial decision has led the 170 million active American users (Backlinko) to …
Attention Spans – Are They Shrinking?
As students, it seems that social media and digital technology have increasingly diminished our attention spans, which definitely has significant consequences for our performance. Attention span is defined as “the …
Will TikTok Really Be Banned in the USA?
According to the Pew Research Center, the United States holds one-third of its U.S. adults as TikTok users. There have been recent talks about the proposed TikTok ban from all …
OPINION: TikTok Live: The Strangest Place on the Internet
If you’ve ever been on TikTok LIVE, you know that it’s filled with oddities, like a virtual market — its very own virtual culture. Some content you might expect is …
Montana Becomes the First State to Ban TikTok
On Wednesday, May 17, the U.S. state of Montana became the first to ban the popular application known as TikTok. The discourse and history surrounding the banning of TikTok dates …
OPINION: The Importance of Watching Foreign Media
Though I can possibly consider “Pokémon” or “Ponyo” my introduction to foreign shows and films, my interest truly developed following a TikTok. After scrolling on my TikTok For You Page …
OPINION: The Digital Matrix: How Social Media is Creating a Distorted Reality for Us All
As social media continues to dominate our lives, it is increasingly shaping our perception of reality. Numerous studies have shown that the brain often struggles to differentiate between fiction and …
Tomorrow Can’t Come if I Never Go to Sleep: A Look at Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
When the sun sets and I’ve hit my highest point of work-related burnout for the day, it’s not atypical for me to relax in my bedroom, busying myself by reading, …
OPINION: Parental Emotional Fulfillment on the Internet is Needed
May and June marked the celebration of two national holidays that aim to recognize those in our lives who serve as mother and father figures. Mother’s Day celebrated in May, …
EPIC: The TikTok Musical
You may think that Homer’s Odyssey is a distant cry from what’s popular now. All the TikTok dances and trends are way more interesting than a 12,109 line epic, right? …
The Battle to Ban TikTok: A Timeline
In December 2017, a technology company in Beijing called Bytedance acquired Musical.ly for up to US $1 billion. From there, Bytedance merged TikTok and Musical.ly together in August 2018 while …