Our response to the TikTok Ban Bill in the US: tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/…

Our Statement on Enactment of the TikTok Ban:

This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S.…

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In my opinion, TikTok should not be banned in the USA, even though such a ban may benefit the 𝕏 platform.

Doing so would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression. It is not what America stands for.

It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform…

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Our Head of Trust & Safety for U.S. Data Security Suzy Loftus has dedicated her career to building safety and it’s her job to build it on TikTok. We’ve taken unprecedented steps to secure protected U.S. user data, spent more than $2 billion keeping TikTok safe, and have an…

A ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans. #KeepTikTok

Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project, Internet Governance at Georgia Tech, outlines why this bill is a ban on TikTok:

Senator Thom Tillis Threats like this are unacceptable and we condemn this in the strongest possible terms. Clearly, there are millions of Americans who want to speak out against the ban bill that would trample Americans' constitutional rights of free expression, but we must all do so in a…

“If this were so dangerous from a data acquisition perspective, someone close to the president who uses the TikTok app to upload stuff, that would be a really sensitive position where you really wouldn’t want to have that happen,” Weissmann said.

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A TikTok ban violates the First Amendment, but don’t take our word for it. Read their full letter here: knightcolumbia.org/documents/2fvc…

Access Now, ACLU, AAPI Civic Engagement Fund, Asian American Federation, Center for Democracy & Technology, CPA Justice, Dangerous Speech Project, Defending Rights & Dissent, EFF, Fight for the Future, Free Press Action,…

'TikTok took me from welfare to buying our first home.'

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Fact check, Sen. Marco Rubio, as reported by The Intercept: “U.S. intelligence has produced no evidence that the popular social media site has ever coordinated with Beijing.”

theintercept.com/2024/03/16/tik…

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized apnews.com/article/tiktok…

Our CEO Shou Chew's response to the TikTok ban bill:

The House of Representatives just passed a bill that could ban TikTok.

Not raising the minimum wage.
Not lowering healthcare costs.
Not lowering housing costs.
Not lowering childcare costs.

TikTok.

I voted no on the TikTok bill.

We need to address data privacy across all social networks, including American companies like Meta and X, through meaningful regulation that protects freedom of expression. Not just single out one platform.

I voted NO on the TikTok ban.

We need comprehensive data privacy legislation—not narrow policy that targets one platform that millions rely on to get news, make a living & build community.

It's past time for a comprehensive approach to regulate big tech & combat disinformation.

New report from Oxford Economics: TikTok supported a $24.2 billion contribution to U.S. GDP in 2023.

Read more: oxfordeconomics.com/resource/tikto…