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Guarding the Gates of the Sacred City: Resisting TikTok’s Cultural Invasion
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Guarding the Gates of the Sacred City: Resisting TikTok’s Cultural Invasion

SCOTUS acts: TikTok’s threat runs deeper than security

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Jan 18, 2025
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A small, cute, Pixar-Disney styled anthropomorphic gator named Croaky with a determined expression, standing in front of a giant glowing smartphone screen displaying TikTok-style content such as dancing silhouettes, emojis, and hashtags like #Trending. Croaky is holding a large quill pen like a sword and a shield with the words 'Reason' and 'Excellence' emblazoned on it. He has a distinct green gator appearance with a charmingly small build. Behind him is a grand library with towering bookshelves, representing Western civilization’s intellectual heritage. The contrast between the bright, chaotic glow of the smartphone screen and the dark, rich tones of the library emphasizes a cultural battle.

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It takes no small amount of irony to watch TikTok—a carnival of absurdity packaged as entertainment—become a symbol of generational decay. We all see it, we all know it, and yet we still might deny or minimize the damage. What began as an app for short-form videos has metastasized into a cultural phenomenon that celebrates vanity, mediocrity, and attent…

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