Teenage TikTok addict says US ban gave her hope — 'This app has pervaded every corner of our consciousness'

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• TikTok briefly went dark as the U.S ban took effect this weekend, but not all its devoted users lamented its disappearance from their lives. In a New York Times op-ed, a high schooler who described herself as a TikTok "junkie" said the ban gave her hope.

After months of wondering if TikTok will actually go away, the app briefly went dark as the U.S ban took effect this weekend. But not all its devoted users lamented its short-lived disappearance from their lives.