> A number of districts and law enforcement divisions say they’ve looked into it and don’t view the threats as credible or even real.<p>It's possible that districts can have very different views of credibility based on recent events, in which TikTok "challenges" caused theft of teacher property, assaults on teachers, and damage to school property. This has happened across the country, but the effects have been unevenly distributed.<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tik-tok-challenge-slap-a-teacher-school-vandalism/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tik-tok-challenge-slap-a-teache...</a><p>This kind of casual terrorism is something to watch very closely. Kids are learning the power of collective action and for the first time ever have a means to organize themselves at scale. Schools and teachers are learning the consequences.
This was the final straw for me, I deleted the last of my social media accounts today (IG and TikTok) after being a user for years.<p>I’ll consider re downloading once there’s a platform that figures out a way to operate without massive societal harm or personal mental health risk.