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up on the screen through the retina, it just isn’t the same as posting on TikTok. It’s more relatable to students,” Badalamente said. “Although TikTok is a great platform for marketing and getting views and clicks, anybody can post and there are not enough regulations on what’s being posted. Sometimes what we think might be true really is not.”

President Joe Biden and Congress have demanded that the app be completely banned from the U.S. In efforts to ban TikTok, The Restrict Act, was proposed on March 7 to the Senate. The Restrict Act’s purpose is to limit national security risks by granting the Secretary of Commerce the power to mitigate, review and block transactions. It has yet to pass into law but if it does, the U.S. government would have the power to ban TikTok if the app is declared a threat to Americans’ security. However, lawmakers and legal and national security experts have said that the government’s efforts to ban TikTok may be impossible because it would be too hard with too many hurdles to overcome.

Dexter Community Schools in Washtenaw county has joined the federal lawsuit against social media, TikTok included.

“We’ll have 9, 10, 11-year olds who are on one of the apps, and they’re doing things that are inappropriate that then seeps its way into the school and creates issues between kids in a school,” Dexter Superintendent Dr. Chrostopher Timmist told WEMU news.

As the uproar of TikTok increases, schools have expressed increasing concern over young children accessing social media.

ByteDance argues that the ban would infringe upon users’ freedom of expression and emphasizes the mesures they have taken to address data privacy concerns.

“We do not promote or remove content at the request of the Chinese government,” TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said to Congress. “It is our commitment to this committee and all our users that we will keep [TikTok] free from any manipulation by any government.”

TikTok has filed an appeal in attempts to overturn the ban, claiming that the ban will violate constitutional rights of people. As we continue to see the battle between the court and TikTok unfold, this decision will be pivotal for the future of TikTok. The ruling and outcome of this case is being closely watched by everyone, as it will have an everlasting im pact on our society as a whole.

Junior Helping Seniors Donate Lunch Money

Junior Sri Tharika Jothipuram Jayakumar is currently a junior here at Huron. Thanks to her, seniors have the option to donate their remaining meal balance to students with outstanding balances.

“As a senior you can’t retrieve the money in your Chartwells account anyway, so why waste the money when you can pay it forward?” Jayakumar says. She came across the idea while scrolling aim- lessly on Instagram. There she saw another high school doing it, and she was inspired to take action. She then reached out directly to Chartwells, and got the idea approved by Mr. Carter.

“I just hope that seniors really consider donating, because they’re helping their community,” Jayakumar said.