TikTok is starting to panic as the prospect of a total ban on the Chinese-owned app edges closer.
On Thursday, users of the app received pop-up messages asking users to “stop a TikTok shutdown” by contacting their local representative and asking they vote against pending legislation that could ban the app entirely.
“Call your representative now,” it reads. “When you’re connected say where you’re from and tell them to vote NO on the TikTok ban.”
The bipartisan legislation, described as a measure to “protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications,” was discussed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday.
If passed, it would require TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a complete ban across app stores in the United States.
RIGHT NOW: as if @tiktok_us doesn’t already…
