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According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), TikTokers visited the U.S. Congress on the same day to meet with members of Congress and hold a press conference. They argued that the TikTok ban being pushed by the US Congress would run into massive public opposition.
"TikTok is not a children's dance app," said TikTokers, who participated, and emphasized, "It is one of the most powerful tools for young people to communicate and participate."
The TikTokers said it helped them with their travel and lodging expenses.
The WSJ played a decisive role in preventing TikTok from being banned during the pre-Trump administration, but we'll have to wait and see if it can exert the same influence this time around.
TikTok has stepped up its lobbying efforts with its U.S. partner, Oracle, ahead of CEO Zhou Zhou's appearance in Congress. TikTok has emphasized to the US media that it stores users' personal information on Oracle servers out of the reach of the Chinese government, and has even placed an ad in a Washington, D.C. subway station promising the security of users' personal information.
Recently, the U.S. government and Congress stepped up pressure on TikTok, a subsidiary of China's ByteDance, after it determined it could violate national security. There is a fear that personal information of US users will be passed to the Chinese government through TikTok, and that Chinese authorities will use TikTok to manipulate public opinion.
2023/03/24 09:55 KST
