Should TikTok be banned?
Recently, there has been a lot of controversy on if TikTok should be banned or not. Some people find it necessary and some people think the complete opposite. The house of representatives recently passed a bill to ban TikTok. Originally, it was Donald Trump’s idea to ban TikTok. It was Joe Biden who was somewhat against the ban. Now, it is the opposite. Donald Trump promises not to ban TikTok if he wins the 2024 presidential election and Joe Biden is trying to take TikTok away. It was unanimously approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee with a vote of 50 to 0.
More than 150 million Americans use TikTok and both people who use it and don’t are wondering if it is safe. Like all social media apps of course there are scams for things like followers, romance, and investment scams. One thing about Tik Tok is it doesn’t secure your information like Facebook does, which makes it untrustworthy and dangerous.
If TikTok was banned, influencers all around the world would lose all followers and would have to start all over on platforms like Instagram and Facebook, which could be banned in the future as well. Shira, a TikTok influencer says, "TikTok has cultivated a huge community of people who discuss politics and current affairs without it being altered by propaganda. A lot of us just want to know the truth. The whole TikTok ban is clearly a tactic to control the narrative." Brandon Hurst, another influencer says, “These representatives and senators don’t understand that what they’re doing won’t just harm people they call ‘content creators.’ It would hurt small businesses.” Personally, I agree. I think that a lot of people have made a living off of TikTok. Especially because of a new feature on TikTok called, “TikTok shop” which gives creators the ability to sell their own items which TikTok then offers coupons for making it more affordable, which equals out to more people buying.
What do you think? Should TikTok be banned? Or should it be kept?
Do you use TikTok? How often?
Do you think TikTok is safe to use?
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I agree. It should not be banned.
I don't think that tiktok should be banned. I use tiktok everyday and I like to watch the videos because my for you page is all videos that I enjoy watching. I'm really not sure how safe tiktok is, but I don't think it takes a lot of your personal information unless you get money from the creator fund.
I agree! It is very entertaining.
I don't think TikTok should be banned, simply improved. Beside unsecure information, TikTok is a relatively safe app with flaws that can be easily fixed. I use TikTok everyday, but a lot of other apps have started copying TikTok's short video style.
I agree. It could use some improvement.
i think we shouldnt have it becuase its very addictive to just keep on scrolling and having china have our information shouldnt happen, but i think its all the same thing beucase of the regulations, i use instagram its more funny, i dont think its safer
I disagree. I think it should still be kept. However, reels are very funny.
I think that tiktok should be banned. With the chance that we are leaking things to china or where ever it goes, i think it would just be better to go with instagram reels or youtube shorts. I use tiktok every once in a while. I do not think it is safe.
I disagree. It shouldn't be banned. However, I do agree that we are risking a lot with China or where the information does go.
Yes, I think that it is a time sucking app, that should be banned. I don't use it anymore. Although I did learn a lot more on tic tok than I do in school. But I do not think it is a safe app, I heard someone say that America was thinking about buying tic tok like there is no use.
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