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Should I delete tik tok for 2026
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Anonymous 3d

I did after the “ban” in January, it genuinely feels so freeing. Shit is trending and I don’t care. I used that time to discover myself versus follow the crowd. I’d recommend it to literally everyone and anyone.

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Anonymous 3d

I deleted it when it was banned the first time for like a day and haven’t gone back since.

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Anonymous 3d

deleted tiktok a week before it got banned for the first time and i’ve been free ever since

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Anonymous 3d

deleting it is the best thing i’ve ever done for myself

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Anonymous 3d

Absolutely

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Anonymous 3d

Best decision I’ve made for a while

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Anonymous 3d

Yes

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Anonymous 3d

Most definitely

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Anonymous 3d

I deleted TikTok like a year ago, and it was awesome until I moved to doomscrolling on other apps. I now have an app that limits my screen time. I get each social media app for 7 minutes at a time, 5 times a day per app. It’s miserable sometimes, but it has saved me SO MUCH TIME

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Anonymous 3d

Yes

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Anonymous 3d

100% , my mental health improved by 50% it restored my faith in humanity

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Anonymous 3d

Yep 👍

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Anonymous 2d

if you want. i must have totally different fyp pages than you guys. just fan edits, cute fashion girlies, people spreading awareness, gym girls and stuff on mine. i’m not on there all day and use it kind of like a video google. but if it’s what you gotta do then 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Anonymous 2d

absolutely

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Anonymous 3d

I deleted tiktok end of 2019 and redownloaded it in 2021 I wish I never did tbh 💔

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Anonymous 2d

Yes

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Anonymous 2d

Да

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Anonymous 2d

Y not?

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Anonymous 3d

Unless you have a severe addiction or smth why would u wanna delete it?

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Anonymous replying to -> cow_23 3d

Have you done it? The literal only thing that holds me back is how rapidly Everyone is completely relying on this kind of media for connection and information. I guess fomo but in an it's like I'd have a landline and everyone would have the iPhone 17.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3d

Wish you never redownload or never deleted?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

Never redownloaded. Actual brain rot that I can’t seem to get rid of again but now we’re talking about it maybe I will.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3d

We can do this. It's kind of even hard for me to say it's useless and I feel some FOMO at the thought of getting rid of it. Even though (logistics and ethics aside) I know it's not beneficial to me.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

Have you tried using it on a computer browser? Way less addictive than the app imo

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3d

Also your friends will catch you up. I get a lot of memes and news from my friends and on here lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #17 2d

Well, it's not really that I'm addicted or anything. My tik tok and overall phone usage is actually less than my peers. It's just that things are rapidly declining politically and ethically with people using AI and other media like TikTok as their sole source of community and information. I guess I'm considering it as a way to "get off the train" while I still can under the guise of a 'New years resolution',

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Anonymous replying to -> #13 2d

See above comment

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Anonymous replying to -> #16 2d

Love this

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Anonymous replying to -> #14 2d

STRICT but I love

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2d

It’s so worth it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2d

not to sound rude but just don’t use it as UR sole source of community and information then there’s many news and community apps that have come out

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2d

I forgot to mention, I also watch YouTube videos to catch me up on TikTok trends and news. I like Salem Tovar’s channel

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2d

The fact you can relapse from an app proves social media is an addiction tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2d

Trust mee, not only do people on there have a whole community going on where if you don’t agree you’re literally crucified, but it’s not reality & the fact it’s addicting proves it isn’t beneficial fr! 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #14 2d

Doomscrolling is hell , I couldn’t stop until I realized i literally spent hours of my life watching 30 second clips of everyone else’s life’s when I had my own 😭

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