How TikTok Unleashed a Pressure Campaign on Congress

In the hours preceding a committee vote on a bill that could effectively ban Americans from accessing TikTok, users of the video-sharing app flooded congressional phone lines with angry calls. The protest, however, failed to stop the House Energy and Commerce Committee from advancing the bill on Thursday in a 50-0 vote, teeing it up for a full House vote next week. The pressure campaign was in part sparked by a TikTok notification warning of a “total ban” and urging users to let their representatives “know what TikTok means to you and tell them to vote NO.” With at least… Read Full Article