Ban or sell TikTok
There are strong reasons the House voted 352-65 to ban TikTok or have its Chinese owner, ByteDance, sell it to a U.S. buyer. Corporations in China must by law have a Chinese Communist Party member or committee in its management to make sure the business does not stray from party priorities. Therefore the CCP has access to all information they wish to capture about any user in the U.S. from their keystrokes.
This information could be used to manipulate persons or office holders in the future. Perhaps more importantly, through its algorithm it can boost the visibility of messages that can fan the flames of racial, religious or class conflicts in the U.S. to weaken our country.
Further it can affect election outcomes or change public opinion on a variety of matters that further the interests of the CCP to the detriment of the U.S. The House got it right.
— Michael Y. Warder, Sr., Upland
No to any ban on TikTok
There are far more important things going on in the world than a TikTok ban. Politicians should be calling for a ceasefire, not for the deletion of TikTok. China is a rightfully owned Chinese app, and the exposing of the dishonesty inside the world of U.S. politics has nothing to do with China, but with the people around the world waking up and realizing.
The U.S. is scared of TikTok because the truth is being exposed. More and more people are aware of the corruption that goes on inside the government now, or all the issues around the world that the government is trying to silence. To the U.S. government, TikTok is a weapon.
They fear that they will be exposed even more. However everyone is awake now with their eyes open.
Everyone knows the abuse the U.S. has done to other countries now. Instead of banning TikTok, the call for a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestine sounds like a way more reasonable bill to be passed in Congress.
— Rona Mhassen, Montclair
It’s all like a drug for the younger generations
It seems like our younger generations need some kind of nutrient to fill their sorry lifestyles.
Bring back the old way of life. It was so much easier.
— M.E. Garcia, Homeland
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