The liberals and a lot the youth in this country are freaking out right now.
Why? What happened?
Did Taylor Swift say she’s voting for Trump?
No.
It’s worse.
Their favorite Chinese spy toy just might be taken away.
A bill was introduced to Congress on Tuesday that would put TikTok in a position to either cut ties with Communist China or be banned here in the States.
What will these people do without filming themselves mouthing along to a song?
What about all those nurses that might be choreographing their next big dance?
I know, the absolute horror of this prospect is just too much to bear.
It’s not as if you can film yourself using any other app. (Sorry, I just don’t understand the appeal of TikTok).
But I get that people create habits around these things so the thought of losing it can be upsetting for many.
Red State reports:
A complete ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is now closer than ever.
Bipartisan legislation could require TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or face an outright ban on app stores across the United States.
ByteDance, which is headquartered in Singapore but owned and controlled by China, has been under scrutiny for several years over concerns that it poses a serious risk to national security and that Beijing uses it for spying purposes.
The legislation, which is described as a move to “protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, is set for review by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday
“This is my message to TikTok: break up with the Chinese Communist Party or lose access to your American users,” said Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, a co-sponsor of the legislation who heads the House Select Committee on China, according to Reuters. “America’s foremost adversary has no business controlling a dominant media platform in the United States.”
“We implore ByteDance to sell TikTok so that its American users can enjoy their dance videos, their bad lip-sync, everything else that goes along with TikTok,” added Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi. “We ask American users of TikTok to tell ByteDance to sell the platform. And this bill provides the way.”
Posting on the X platform, TikTok framed the bill as an “outright ban” that would damage small businesses across America.
“This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it,” they wrote. “This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs.”
TIK TOK BAN BILL: "Why in the hell would we allow a foreign adversary like the Chinese communist party … a regime actively committing genocide against its own people and antithetical to our democratic values … to control a tech platform." – @RepSherrill
What is the future of… pic.twitter.com/Mf2Vls3t1e— Elina Shirazi (@elinashirazi) March 6, 2024
A fitting name for that app.
Tick tock for TikTok.
I think it’s time is just about up.
Lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress on Tuesday that would require China’s ByteDance to divest TikTok in order to avoid a ban of the video app in the U.S. @emrwilkins reports. https://t.co/K0SBLoNtdo pic.twitter.com/XTFwiYRDQq
— CNBC (@CNBC) March 6, 2024
TikTok is obviously upset about this and are voicing their thoughts on X.
I love how the ‘added context’ put them in their place haha!
You want to play in America, then say goodbye to communists.
Your decision, TikTok.
I’m guessing they’ll stay in the red parade but fight tooth and nail until the ban.
Our statement on the latest TikTok legislation: This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they…
— TikTok Policy (@TikTokPolicy) March 5, 2024
Panic mode activated:
Anyone else got this? Apparently Tiktok at risk at being shut down pic.twitter.com/deG0hHYpGc
— Marco (@MarcoChapters) March 7, 2024
A different future is coming soon.
A future where the youth of this nation will have to mouth the words to their favorite songs to themselves, in their own car, like the rest of us have done for years because we don’t recall all the words.
Is this a future we’re ready for?
Bring it on!
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