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Arwa Mahdawi

Are progressive politics the real reason why US lawmakers are spooked by Tiktok?

‘There’s certainly an argument to be made that the US government isn’t pleased with some of the progressive politics popping up on TikTok.’
‘There’s certainly an argument to be made that the US government isn’t pleased with some of the progressive politics popping up on TikTok.’ Photograph: Craig Hudson/Reuters

Is the US government scared of TikTok’s ‘progressive politics’?

Tick tock, tick tock … that’s the sound of time running out for Gen Z’s favourite app. On Wednesday the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill would require the TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or get banned in the US. It’s not clear whether the bill would pass in the Senate. However, the White House has said it supports the legislation. All in all, things don’t look great for TikTok.

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