TikTok Alarm: Americans’ Concern Over Congressional Practice Grows
By Allen Rushing, Movieguide® Contributor
Surveys show that, by and large, Americans are becoming more and more concerned about its government’s use of the TikTok app in relation to known security risks.
According to an article by Gabrielle Reyes for Fox News, when asked, respondents in the Lone Star state mentioned at least some concern:
People in the Lone Star state weighed in on whether members of Congress jeopardize national security by using the Chinese-owned video app TikTok.
“Absolutely,” Nav, who recently moved to Austin from Toronto, told Fox News. “They shouldn’t have it on their devices at all.”
Congress recently passed a bill that included a provision that bans executive branch employees from downloading TikTok on their government devices over concerns that the Chinese-owned app threatens national security. More than a dozen states have issued similar restrictions.
But some congressional Democrats — such as Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Jamaal Bowman of New York — still use TikTok despite the legislature’s concerns.
Even Americans in very progressive parts of the country, like Austin, Texas, or even more surprising, persons visiting the U.S. from Australia, largely believe that congressional use of the Chinese-owned app is unwise considering its potential to impinge upon national security. “‘Congressmen and women are in a vulnerable situation if they have the app on their phone because China can be tracking them,’ Lisa, who was visiting Austin from Melbourne, Australia, told Fox News.”
This survey data is not at all a new development, many in the U.S. raising concerns about the app, just two major examples of which are Indiana’s “pair of first-of-their-kind lawsuits against the social media platform” and the Commissioner of the FCC calling for the U.S. to follow India in banning the app due to its potential threat to national security.
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