The contrast between Democrats and Republicans is as visible as ever with the 2020 Presidential Election finally fizzling to an end. The friction between the two parties is causing a lot of social issues for the people involved on both sides with a particular question going around: should I end my friendship over this?

While some people don’t have anything against the other party, the 2020 Election has made feelings quite clear. With the younger generations being very politically-led, the opinions held by parties have started dividing society. A popular way that the younger generations are taking to poking at the other side is through the social media app, TikTok.

With Tiktok having more than one-billion users, the app reaches the youth with ease, many of whom are either registered voters or are close to the eligible age to vote. Users with larger platforms took advantage of this network and began boosting the candidate of their choice, creating videos full of information and fun.

Groups such as the House of US and Today is America pulled over 150 TikTok creators, according to a study done by CNN. The goal of these groups was to reach out and inform that not all youth are one side and allow for users to freely and creatively express themselves and their opinions.

Users then began taking to their own accounts, expressing their own beliefs and claiming to cut off the opposing opinion if they did not willingly leave. Arguments of all sorts erupted over these videos, but that didn’t stop them from blocking and removing accounts if they didn’t agree with their opinions, according to CNN.

Both candidates had large numbers of voters registered under the age of 26, meaning social media sights were a large battleground for the election. With both candidates holding various accounts, ads were visible constantly leading up to the election.

Social media apps themselves advertised the election as well. With apps such as Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Tiktok, and even YouTube encouraging their users to vote in the election, the amount of young voters was over 55% to the 2016 election, according to Tufts.

Although the voting process of the election is largely over, users continue to argue over the proper winner of the election. Friendships continue to be cut off and with the end of the election nowhere in sight, the political energy will continue to surge on the popular app.