TikTok is stepping up its fight efforts new bill This could force the application to be banned in the US. The app is warning its millions of US users about the move, which would force ByteDance to sell TikTok in order to keep the app available in US app stores.
“TikTok is at risk of being shut down in the US,” he said notification he says. “Call your representative now.” An in-app message then instructs users to “speak up now before your government deprives 170 million Americans of their constitutional right to free speech.” It also provides users with a shortcut to call a representative’s office when they enter their zip code.
It is reported that the push signals are already having a dramatic effect. Politics reporter Olivia Beavers he said Domestic workers report that their offices are flooded with calls. One employee said On X “We get a lot of calls from high school students asking what a congressman is.”
Unfortunately for TikTok, their plan to resist the bill may not have the intended effect. A flood of calls can actually be “backfireThe response could boost support for the bill among members of Congress, according to Beavers. In a post On XRepresentative Mike Gallagher, who chairs the select committee that introduced the bill, said the push notifications “interfere with the legislative process.” TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The warnings come amid growing support for the measure introduced earlier this week by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Committee members are expected to vote on whether to advance the bill on Thursday. The administration is also looking for President Joe Biden to force The takeover of TikTok is said to support the bill. Like Punchbowl News notesPrevious bills banning TikTok have not received White House support.
If the bill passes, TikTok would be given about six months to separate from ByteDance, or the app store ban would go into effect. Digital rights groups oppose the measure. The ACLU has called it “unconstitutional,” while other groups say comprehensive privacy legislation would be a more effective way to protect Americans’ information.
