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TikTok

1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020

By Filings on Mon, 09/29/25
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“A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during that span, no social media platform we’ve studied has experienced faster growth in news consumption, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.” - Pew

13 states and D.C. sue TikTok claiming harm to children’s mental health

By Filings on Mon, 10/14/24
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“In New York and across the country, young people have died or gotten injured doing dangerous TikTok challenges and many more are feeling more sad, anxious and depressed because of TikTok’s addictive features” - Baptist Press

About half of TikTok users under 30 say they use it to keep up with politics, news

By Filings on Fri, 08/23/24
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“Our survey explored various reasons people might use TikTok and other social media platforms. Young TikTok users stand out from their older peers on several of these reasons” - Pew

Christ’s Victory Over Social Media

By Filings on Tue, 11/14/23
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“The first time I shared my testimony, my campus ministry leader said, ‘I love that we see God’s grace through TikTok.’ I was shocked.” - TGC

Pew: By more than two-to-one, Americans support U.S. government banning TikTok

By Filings on Mon, 04/03/23
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“More than twice as many Americans support the U.S. government banning TikTok as oppose it (50% vs. 22%), though a sizable share (28%) are not sure” - Pew

Young Men Need Better Than Andrew Tate’s Masculinity

By Filings on Thu, 02/09/23
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“His videos drip with bravado and confidence, but he’s peddling a twisted version of masculinity that runs counter to the biblical picture.” - TGC

Is TikTok Dangerous for Teens?

By Filings on Wed, 04/06/22
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“TikTok is now the world’s most downloaded app and the world’s #1 most visited website, ahead of Google (#2) and Facebook (#3). Every day, more than one billion different videos are viewed on TikTok. Experts agree that the key to its success is its unique algorithm.” - IFS

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