Teens On TikTok Are Getting Historical On TikTok And It's Both Fun And Educational
White, 17, lives in Alaska and told BuzzFeed News he's an avid World War II history buff and a collector of military uniforms. His interest was sparked by his grandfather, who served in the Army and was stationed in West Germany after the war.His start on TikTok was sort of accidental. Like many others, he started seeing TikToks elsewhere, downloaded the app out of curiosity, and got sucked right in.
He's also critical of how history is taught in schools and how it can make people think history is boring. He said learning from a textbook is about memorizing, not actually understanding history. But, he said, he's also run into problems with censorship. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that's known for taking down videos it doesn't like.Still, White has stuck with it because it's a huge and fast-growing platform where he's managed to find other teens who love history. Some of them even have group chats, he said.
"I remember being so inspired by his words that I looked to my mom and said,"I want to do what he’s doing.'"
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