TikTok Searches – The New York Times


According to a recent article, more and more young people are using TikTok as a search engine — to answer questions, find out how to do things, and uncover recommendations for restaurants, recipes, films, books and more.

Do you use TikTok this way? If so, what have you looked up recently? Do you prefer it as a search engine over, say, Google? If so, why? Have you ever stumbled on misinformation in any of your searches? How did you know?

Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.


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