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Thu Mar 7, 2024, 05:14 PM Mar 2024

TikTok Campaign Against Ban Backfires

TikTok Campaign Against Ban Backfires

March 7, 2024 at 3:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 15 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/07/bill-to-force-sale-of-tiktok-advances/

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“A House committee unanimously advanced legislation that would force ByteDance to divest the social media app TikTok, despite congressional offices being bombarded with calls from TikTokers who were urged by the platform to call their representatives to protest the bill,” Semafor reports.

“Aides from multiple congressional offices told Semafor that they were getting flooded with calls pushing back on the legislation Thursday. Some offices reported getting as many as 50 phone calls.”

“But later Thursday afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously advanced the legislation in a 50-0 vote.”

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