TikTok Rallies Users for Support After House Passes Bill Potentially Leading to Ban

TikTok has rallied millions of its American users to call their senators to oppose a bill that could lead to a ban of the popular video-sharing app after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill.

“Now, if the Senate votes, the future of creativity and communities you love on TikTok could be shut down,” the alert reads.

In the days leading up to the House vote on March 13, TikTok sent push notifications to users urging them to call their representatives to “Stop TikTok Ban.” The alert included a link to contact their representatives.

In another alert, TikTok told users that “if the House of Representatives vote to ban TikTok on Wednesday, the government will take away the community that you and millions of other Americans love.”

Lawmakers said their offices were bombarded with phone calls from users across various age groups. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said TikTok’s campaign targeted children.

“Most of these push notifications went to minor children, and these minor children were flooding our offices with phone calls,” Mr. Krishnamoorthi told CBS News on March 9.

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