Will Oremus
My latest contribution to our @washingtonpost live blog on the TikTok ban vote: Debunking lawmakers' false claim that TikTok "forced" users to call their representatives in order to keep using the app. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/13/tiktok-ban-house-vote-live/#link-S35TBDP5O5C3FKPX37ZEG3A3BM
Live updates: House approves TikTok bill that could lead to a ban of the app

The vote, to require TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it or risk a U.S. ban, is expected to pass the House overwhelmingly, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.

The Washington Post
Mar 13, 2024 at 2:57pmWeb
Show thread🦣丁斯特DingsterMar 13, 2024
@willoremus @washingtonpost I guess the point is not about actual FORCE. The point is if there is, and most likely is, a back door which ByteDance, the Chinese holder of TikTok could manipulate under the pressure of CCP. I don’t think people are stupid to be forced by a push notification from an App off their phone, but election interference is quite real and people could easily get mislead by these social media platforms. (1/2)
Show thread🦣丁斯特DingsterMar 13, 2024
One example is the past election in Taiwan which saw TikTok push far fewer content of the DPP compared to the China friendly KMT. So I guess there is a reason to worry. (2/2)