The eighth bulletin - your publication (12/18/2021) continued what American media reported about anonymous news circulated by several accounts on the “Tik Tok” platform about possible shootings and explosions in several schools, and students were warned of the danger of going to schools, while not The security authorities are still tracking the sources of this news to verify its authenticity.
This news preoccupied the pioneers of digital platforms and raised their anxiety and discontent. Some of them blamed the “Tik Tok” company for the spread of this news, while others criticized the media, which they accused of deliberately transmitting unreliable news.
Users of communication sites interacted with the hashtag "Tik Tok", calling for an end to such challenges, which created a state of panic among educational institutions.
In response, the "Tik Tok" platform issued a statement saying that it takes "rumors of threats with the utmost seriousness," and the platform accused the media of inciting fear and helping to spread rumours.
The TikTokComms account on Twitter said, "Media reports were widespread, and were based on rumors rather than facts, and we are very concerned that the spread of local media reports about an alleged trend not found on the platform may eventually lead to Real damage in the world."
And “Tik Tok”, stressing the platform’s keenness to monitor content, “Local authorities, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security have confirmed that there is no threat, so we are working to remove alarming warnings that violate our misleading information policy, if we find promotion of violence on our platform, we will remove it and inform the authorities law enforcement."
Among the tweets, the New Jersey governor wrote on his official Twitter account, "While there are no specific threats against New Jersey schools, the safety of our children is our highest priority, and we will work closely with law enforcement to monitor the situation and prepare."
In addition to the madness leading to a meltdown, the exhaustion of our teaching still in the midst of a global pandemic, and all our fears, we now face the TikTok challenge encouraging students to bring guns to school tomorrow.. I can't stand it more".
Activist Ricky Davila commented, "I hope TikTok and the authorities can track down who promoted today's school shooting challenge day that kept so many children at home today. Terror threats must be met with immediate arrest."
As for Karim Abdullah, he wrote, "Who is responsible for the horror that our children have caused because of videos looking for fame on Tik Tok? Who bears hearing that there is a threat to the lives of his children while he sends them to school? The media, instead of correcting the information, has worsened the situation, and the company is only looking for profits, and we are the victim."