Hello everyone welcome back! I'm sure you are all aware of the viral app TikTok. As recently as 3-4 months ago the senate passed a bill signed by President Biden to ban TikTok for all Americans unless the Chinese company that owns it "ByteDance" sells it.
What does this mean for us? ByteDance has a year to sell the company to an American company if they don't there will be a law that bans app stores from letting users download the app. It is likely that if you already have the app downloaded it will still be on your device you just won't be able to receive updates and will be at risk for security breaches. In an article by The New York Times, they state "TikTok has referred to the bans as “political theater” and criticized lawmakers for attempting to censor Americans". Tikok apparently thinks that the U.S. doesn't have the power to censor us and remove the app. Why do they want to ban TikTok? The U.S. believes that since the app is owned by a Chinese company they are using this to spy on Americans and steal our information. There have been ongoing legal battles with Tikok since 2022 on the privacy of the users. If the app were to be removed this would result in a huge loss of jobs it would also be a big loss to all communities. TikTok brought the world together at a time when we were the most separated physically and figuratively. Who knows the frenzy that would ensue without people being able to express their self through TikTok. TikTok has only grown since its quick rise in 2020 with no signs of slowing down until now.
Do you think the U.S. should ban TikTok? What would you do if the ban actually happens I would love to know.
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