TikTok calls on its users to pressure Congress to defeat its ban bill

American elected officials want to pass a law banning TikTok in the United States, unless the social network cuts its ties with its parent company, ByteDance and more broadly with China.

TikTok fights back. On Wednesday March 6, the platform asked its users to support it in the face of the bill brought by American elected officials to ban it in the United States, according to the American specialized media The Verge.

In a notification sent to its users, the social network assured that “Congress is considering a total ban on TikTok” who would deprive “170 million Americans of their constitutional right to free expression”. The alert allows users to find and contact their congressional representative, according to the screenshot shared by The Verge.

This campaign comes as American elected officials in the House of Representatives announced on Wednesday their desire to pass a law banning TikTok in the United States, unless the social network cuts its ties with its parent company, ByteDance and more broadly. with China.

“We came together, ten Democrats and ten Republicans, to introduce legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States unless it cuts its ties to ByteDance or any entity controlled by the Chinese Communist Party”said during a press conference the chairman of the House Committee in charge of the PCC, Mike Gallagher, elected Republican.

Users aged 18 affected

On the social network “outright ban on TikTok, no matter how hard the perpetrators try to cover it up”.

Regarding the notification, company spokesperson Alex Haurek told the American media Forbes that it had been sent to users over 18 years old. However, he did not specify the number of people who saw the message, nor the number of calls to representatives.