TikTok Mastered Mindless Entertainment–and Is Being Punished for It

The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted—swiftly and overwhelmingly—to ban the popular social media app TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests ownership within six months. 

In supporting the bill, members of both the Left and the Right pointed to the risk of mass misinformation. Through TikTok, Beijing could spread Chinese propaganda to the American public. Under Chinese law, the Communist government can compel ByteDance to undertake or assist Beijing’s subversive activities. 

While this concern is legitimate, the pending legislation would do little to address the prevailing problem of misinformation on social media.

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Image: “War Over TikTok” by Wesley Fryer is licensed under CC BY 2.0.