Rep. Jamaal Bowman is defending the app, rejecting efforts to ban TikTok as 'ill-advised' and part of a 'fearmongering' campaign with undertones of 'xenophobia' around China.
“I haven’t seen any hard evidence that TikTok is committing some form of espionage,” he said. “What I’ve heard is speculation. And what I’ve heard is innuendo.”
“We appreciate the support of these members of Congress, and we will remain steadfast in our commitment to building a safe, secure, and innovative platform that our community of 1 billion strong have come to know us for,” TikTok spokesperson Jamal Brown said. Asked about Warner’s argument that a new app could replace TikTok, Bowman shot back, “I guess so. That could totally happen. Let’s shut down Facebook and force Mark Zuckerberg to create a new platform.”
In December, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill to ban the app on government devices. More recently, he hasAs NBC News reported last week
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