This is Part 2 of the blog series discussing the surprising benefits of TikTok on society. If you are unfamiliar with what TikTok is and/or how it works, check out Part 1 for an explanation. If you want to read more on the subject, check out Part 3. Disclaimer: My impressions of TikTok have largely been formulated based off of my own FYP, which as explained in Part 1 is uniquely customized to what I...

TikTok is one of the newer social media sites that has grown in popularity in recent years, and saw a notable boom in use during the coronavirus pandemic because people had extra free time and sought novel forms of entertainment. While many people see TikTok as an app for teens, a meaningless waste of time or a silly social network used just for fun and distraction, in my perspective TikTok has become one of the...