Are You A Bad Person For Using TikTok? How To Handle The 'Ick' For Apps You Don't Want To Quit.
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Your favorite social media platforms are entangled with the Trump administration. If you're cringing while scrolling now, you're not alone.
Since TikTok thanked Donald Trump for its return to the United States, being on the social media app can feel like endorsing the Trump administration’s racist, chaotic policies.
When lifestyle creator Meghan Wainwright saw the TikTok pop-up message thanking Trump, she said it felt like a “punch to the gut.” “It felt like some PR stunt,” she said. Wainwright soon after made a post denouncing the “sinister vibes” she felt being on TikTok.
It’s not just TikTok. Lately, it can seem like every social media service is morally or politically compromised in their own way.
Staying on X means supporting Trump advisor Elon Musk, who owns the platform, and his far-right ideologies. Scrolling on Meta-owned Instagram and Facebook means benefiting its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who believes in “masculine energy,” and is revising speech policies to allow more criticism of immigrants and transgender people.
The stakes are higher for creators where staying engaged on social media is not just a way to keep up with friends and stay informed ― it’s their income.
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