Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in her first TikTok video shared Saturday that she opposed a ban of the Chinese owned platform, downplaying national security concerns.
Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fl., discusses the bipartisan push to ban TikTok after their CEO’s appearance in front of Congress on ‘The Evening Edit.’D-N.Y., voiced support for TikTok in her first video shared to the Chinese-owned platform following major national security concerns raised during a House hearing last week.
"This is not only my first TikTok, but this is my first TikTok about TikTok. Now, this week, the CEO of TikTok came and testified before Congress as there is growing rumblings and discussion over a nationwide ban on the app. Do I believe TikTok should be banned? No," Ocasio-Cortez, using the handle @aocinthehouse, said in the video which has garnered more than 2.9 million views as of Sunday.
In reaction to the video, an unnamed senior member of New York’s congressional delegation reportedly told the New York Post, "AOC clearly stands for ‘Ambassador of China.'"During the closely-watched House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was challenged by U.S.
"Why should TikTok not be banned? First of all, I think it is important to discuss how unprecedented of a move this would be," Ocasio-Cortez argued in her first TikTok shared Saturday. "The United States has never before banned a social media company from existence, from operating in our borders, and this is an app that hasTikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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