Video by JUDE RATCLIFF/Multimedia Contributor A few years ago, Makala Johnson of Tyler was diagnosed with a rare chronic illness. As she began her long recovery, she started making social media posts. Her honesty and [Read More…]
By LARRY BONILLA/Copy-Editor The TikTok app was unavailable the late evening of Jan. 18. This was only a few hours before the nationwide ban on Jan. 19, yet the app was down early. For the [Read More…]
By NATALIE HERNANDEZ/Contributor Social media has become a significant part of daily life for many people. TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat capture the attention of millions. Kira Hinton, 19-year-old communication student, finds herself constantly drawn to [Read More…]
By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Contributor UT Tyler student Makayla Villarreal’s TikTok page seems to know her well. It offers her penguins falling down a slide, people doing backflips and college lifestyle narratives. There’s also the curling [Read More…]
By PAULINA MATA/Staff Writer, ANDREW VELARDE/Staff Writer As of Jan. 17, students no longer can use TikTok with campus Wi-Fi due to Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent directive. TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance [Read More…]