Hortatory Text Jihan Hasanah Arzi

TIKTOK

 by Jihan Hasanah Arzi

The times and technology have created various types of access or applications that can be used by many people to help or entertain people. This situation has had a big impact on people’s lives. One of them is using the tiktok application. The tiktok application is an application that produces videos and can also see videos of other people from various countries, regions, religions, ethnicities, and so on. So that this can cause deviations of norms that apply in everyday life, for example religious and cultural norms.

The tiktok application is very easy to use by everyone. In the tiktok application we can make videos of dancing, challenges, prank, showing off wealth, showing of life, showing off dating and many more videos that are included by this music. This application is the same as social media which is, it can spread anywhere. Therefore this tiktok application can reduce the cultural values and customary norms that apply, because we can see all people from various countries and it causes the entry of foreign culture into the youth’s identity at this time. Many adolescents modelled on westernized and free western lifestyles. Which is more concerning for many teenagers who upload videos of tiktok in irreverent clothing and dance with shakes that violate customary and religious norms.

From the above explanation, it is very clear that the effect of using the tiktok application can eliminate the prevailing norms. Therefore use the application in accordance with applicable norms, useful, and not to deviate. For example, there are many tiktok videos that show how to make food, have fun with friends and create useful tiktok.