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Washington, DC – Tiktok Contents created to Capitol on Wednesday to protest against the proposed ban on the app, one day before CEO Shou Zi Chew would testify before Congress.
Contents gathered in Washington, DC to urge politicians to “keep Tiktok.” © Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP
Politician All over the country has begun to target the video sharing platform, with a ban already forced state units And many College campus.
Per NBC NewsAbout 30 prominent TikTok creators participated in Wednesday’s protest, as did representatives Jamaal Bowman, Mark Pocan and Robert Garcia.
V Spehar, which has almost 3 million followers on its side @understhedesknewsCalled the hypocrisy that the government showed when he exploited the platform to reach a wider audience before the increasing prohibitions.
“I think the White House really realizes the weight and the range of this platform, or I wouldn’t have two letters sitting at home on my desk right now signed by Joe Biden To say how important my platform is and how proud he is of the work I do, “they said.
Pocan also criticized the prohibitions and claimed that forbidden a single platform has a view of the more important issue.
“We have a real problem that exists, which happens to social media in general, with data, with disinformation,” he told the audience. “That’s what we should deal with.”
Tictok -Star Jason Linton, who has almost 13 million followers on his account @Dadlifejasonurged politicians not to “remove the community that we have built.”
Other participants to Rally emphasized Tiktok’s value to help users find a sense of community, especially those from marginalized groups.
“I feel that as a trans woman is on this platform, I have had opportunities I would never have had if I had not been for Tiktok,” said Naomi Hearts, who has over a million followers as @naomheartso.
On Tuesday, Chew took the app with its own foundation to prevent the prohibitions.
He emphasized the enormous value of TikTok to market small businesses and urged users to share why they want to save the platform in the comments before his testimony.
