The debate over TikTok intensifies as various individuals and lawmakers express concerns about the app's ties to the Chinese government. Some argue that TikTok poses a national security risk and should be banned due to its potential for propaganda and data sharing with the CCP. Others highlight the need for cultural inspiration to address the app's influence. The House Republican and Club for Growth president are among those warning of the dangers posed by TikTok, with one lawmaker suggesting that the app could inflict more damage on the U.S. than China's military arsenal.
New Hill scrutiny for TikTok as GOP lawmaker Mike Gallagher warns of dangers https://t.co/8tynRGJY3d https://t.co/xem6yn14y8
China may inflict more damage on the U.S. through TikTok than it can accomplish through its military arsenal, according to the House Republican who has emerged as a leading voice on Capitol Hill on the growing challenge posed by Beijing. https://t.co/XHhdcUIqET
New Hill scrutiny for TikTok as GOP lawmaker Mike Gallagher warns of dangers https://t.co/E5YaITIjQR https://t.co/55OhpLf0Yp
New Hill scrutiny for TikTok as top lawmaker warns of dangers https://t.co/I6Z5nU029h
The only “political risk” of banning TikTok accrues its CCP overlords actively using it to sabotage America and our allies This isn’t hard - if you wouldn’t let Stalin run all three US TV networks in 1950, you’d ban TikTok https://t.co/whHNKnSsL8
New: Pro-TikTok Club for Growth president David McIntosh is doing an off-the-record briefing tonight in D.C. on "the political risk of restricting or banning TikTok" with Kellyanne Conway, I'm told. McIntosh and his organization staunchly oppose a TikTok ban and are part of…
My man Barak resigned from TikTok because his conscience could not let him work there anymore. As he writes below in Hebrew, TikTok is an existential risk to Israel and the USA. If you work at TikTok and have a conscience then follow Barak’s lead and resign! https://t.co/WBNNcjRezB
TikTok is a Chinese government propaganda and spy tool. Full stop. It should be banned, as should any company or app that shares Americans’ data with our enemy, the CCP. Full stop. https://t.co/00H52QqfDT
Ban TikTok. It’s a CCP propaganda tool and terrible for the country. https://t.co/hzG1T6eVCH
Vivek is 100% correct here. You have a cultural issue that exists because Republicans have failed to do anything to inspire new culture. If you want to fix tik tok then it starts with inspiring better content. Don't make the same mistake as the evangelical right of the '90s. https://t.co/4duUlNaiae