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! TikTok is not a threat and should not be banned. Instagram is just as good if not better, though.
I don't htink that tictok should be banned because it is just like any other for of entertainment and I have actualy learned a couple good tricks from tictok that I use in my daily like. I don't use tictok anymore but I used to watch it every day.
I agree. I learn from TikTok all the time.
I think that TIkTok should be banned because there is a lot of bad things on the app. I feel like it is used too much because everywhere you look there is someone using it. I don't have TikTok but almost everyone I know has it. I think that it should definetely be updated to be safer.
I agree. I think that it should but safer but I don't think that it should be banned.
I don't know all the details about it but i think tik tok shouldn't be banned as so many people use it and I think it is not a threat to anything. I use tik tok alot but latley i have been using instargam more. i do think it is safer, now people are still able to hack into accounts but thats with all social media.
I don't think it should be banned either!
It should be kept. I use tiktok pretty often around and a little less than 2-3 hours a day. TikTok is no safer than other apps like google, facebook, instagram, they all have microphones, cameras, and your location.
I agree. They all have access to the same things.
I think that TikTok should be banned because people are on it too much. I don't use TikTok. I'm too sure but i've heard that security concerns
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