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Last week it became clear that a new bill which would force China to sell off TikTok was making its way through the House. TikTok responded by asking users to call their members of congress. That resulted in some interesting calls including users who called up and threated to commit suicide if TikTok was banned and others who threatened to assassinate members of congress. Despite the backlash, the bill was passed out of committee with a vote of 50-0.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has voted 50-0 to approve a bill which would give the Chinese owners of TikTok six months to sell – or the app would be banned for U.S. users. https://t.co/lrmf8vulo6 pic.twitter.com/N7sNiLW5fW— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 7, 2024
Politico reports that, as of today, TikTok’s effort to direct users toward congress is still ongoing.
TikTok is still using its platform to urge users to call Congress and oppose a bill that would force a sale of the app, or ban it.
TikTok has been sending push alerts in “waves” to users over age 18 across the country ever since last Thursday, urging them to call their lawmakers to “stop a TikTok ban.” The latest campaign was sent to smaller groups of users going out over the past several days and is continuing to go out, Alex Haurek, a TikTok spokesperson, told POLITICO.
I guess we’ll see if that has much impact but so far it appears to be limited at best. Meanwhile, the person who might be able to have an impact is Donald Trump. Last week he came out against the idea of a ban on Truth Social. Today he gave an interview which seemed to muddy the waters a bit.
