TikTok’s CEO, Shou Chew, published a video defending the platform itself this Wednesday (13). In his post on the official account of the social network, the administrator opposes banning the service in the USA.
TikTok and the US government have had an unfriendly relationship for years. The short video social network’s existence in the country has been threatened many times, including during the tenure of former American president Donald Trump.
@tiktok Response to TikTok Ban Bill
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The friction between the platform and the country’s rulers became even more evident last Wednesday (13) when the US House of Representatives approved a bill that could ban TikTok in the region. The voting ended with 352 votes in favor and 65 against.
From the perspective of representatives of the United States, TikTok can be used to monitor the country’s population and serve as propaganda and control by the Chinese government.
Show Chew said in the video, “If this bill becomes law, it will target TikTok because it is banned in the USA. Even those who wrote the bill admit that this is the purpose.” “The law gives more power to many social media companies and will also take billions of dollars out of the pockets of creators and small businesses,” he added.
HE CEO encourages US citizens to share their stories on TikTok with family members and even senators. The manager said, “Protect your constitutional rights. Make your voice heard.”
The video is already accumulating 20.3 million views, 3.6 million likes and nearly 100 thousand comments since the day it was published.
The project will pass the Senate
The bill, which has now been approved by the House of Representatives, will be sent to the US Senate. There it will be subject to a new vote and, if approved, will be forwarded to the country’s president, Joe Biden. has already shown itself in favor of the proposal.
Currently, TikTok remains banned among government authorities, and in 2023, the platform was banned in one state in the United States, but the decision was later reconsidered.
TikTok has more than 170 million users in the country and is used by more than 7 million small businesses.
Source: Tec Mundo
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