Rep. Jeff Jackson, who has 2.3 million TikTok followers, deleted a video celebrating a bill that could ban TikTok, saying 'I screwed this up.'
Congressman Jeff Jackson’s latest TikTok video starts simply: “I apologize.” Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ultimately ban TikTok from the US. For many, it turned Jackson into enemy number one. The North Carolina Democrat spent the last year amassing 2.3 million followers on TikTok, leveraging the app to turn himself from a no-name first-term congressman to a downright internet celebrity.
The bill faces an uncertain path in the Senate, and while President Biden promised to sign it if it comes across his desk, even if it became a law, TikTok is certain to challenge the legislation in court. If the bill navigated all of those hurdles, the app would find many eager to buy it. All of that makes a ban unlikely. However, a ban is still a very real threat. The real problem is the argument behind the war on TikTok.
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