TikTok Asks Users to Oppose ‘Ban,’ Emboldening Congress Ahead of Vote

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TikTok sent a push notification on Wednesday prompting users to call their representatives to “stop a TikTok shutdown.” Inundated with calls, a House committee unanimously backed a proposal that could ban the app Thursday evening, setting up a floor vote next week. TikTok’s message read: “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok. Speak up now—before your government strips 170 million Americans of their constitutional right to free expression.

The measure gained the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson and could soon come up for a full vote in the House. The bill advanced out of committee Thursday in a unanimous bipartisan vote — 50-0.Members of Congress are being flooded with calls from angry constituents after TikTok launched a new campaign warning its users that the Chinese-owned app was at risk of being shut down in the U.S.

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