The Bill to Ban TikTok Has Passed and People Aren’t Happy

Persons are reacting to the U.S. Home passing a invoice that desires to ban common social media app TikTok. And they’re not blissful.

The notorious invoice handed within the Home on Wednesday (March 13) regardless of pushback from the general public, civil liberties organizations, and TikTok’s guardian firm, ByteDance.

The invoice now heads to the Senate.

READ MORE: The U.S. Home Simply Handed the Invoice to Ban TikTok – What It Means

After information of the invoice’s passing, individuals expressed their frustration on Twitter/X.

Many individuals identified that it looks as if the federal government has an in depth checklist of different main issues to deal with that ought to be extra pressing than banning a social media app.

“Lecturers underpaid, 0 gun legal guidelines to maintain individuals safer, womens rights are being questioned, the LGBTQ+ neighborhood is continually underneath assault…..however they obtained time to vote to ban TikTok,” one individual tweeted.

One other Twitter/X person echoed the identical sentiment by utilizing a GIF of Adele wanting confused.

Another person famous that many individuals use TikTok to debate essential points, resembling inexpensive housing.

Others puzzled how the potential ban might have an effect on influencers who use TikTok as their major supply of earnings and outreach.

That additionally consists of small companies, which actively use TikTok to realize audiences and prospects by way of reside streams, TikTok Store and extra.

And many individuals identified that the ban of TikTok appears quite a bit like censorship.

“TikTok has develop into extremely efficient in educating the general public on matters major information retailers will not even cowl. It is an accessible approach for individuals to share essential info in a digestible format. They need to censor that,” one individual wrote in a tweet.

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