To Ban or Not to Ban Tik-Tok?

 

The heated debate on whether the US government should ban the app Tik-Tok or even possibly force Chinas Byte Dance Corporation (owner of Tik Tok) to sell to an American business stand at a constant issue within the White House. The main fear driving this issue is the fact that so many critics feel that with the Chinese Communist Party being the ones to run and influence Tik-Tok they have very easy ways to extract American data and even tweak Tik-Toks algorithm which would result in a negative sway on American opinions of our politics and government. But while all this debate goes on more and more political affiliated groups and people continue to use the app which is showing great returns. One example is when Congressman Jamaal Bowen created a Tik Tok account and created a simple 60 second video of him making popcorn in the cloakroom inside the congress house while ranting about the struggles McCarthy has been experiencing with gaining votes. This simple video produced over 30,000 views within days drawing in to focus on his account for giving viewers a “behind the scenes” video of the congress house. Not only was this video entertaining but viewers were also becoming more politically informed at a faster rate. So, what do you think about the possible Tik Tok ban? Is all that easy publicity going to harm politicians more than it would benefit them?