After TikTok urged users to call their representatives in protest of a potential ban, U.S. Capitol Police are investigating menacing calls as users hound Congress.
By Cristiano Lima-Strong, The Washington PostDevotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. in the United States, lawmakers are receiving a surge of threatening messages connected to popular video app.
Capitol Police have contacted the family and school of at least one underage person linked to a reported threat, the Senate aide said. On Wednesday, Sen Thom Tillis released audio of a voice mail he said his office received threatening to “shoot” the lawmaker if he banned the app. Tillis said in a social media post that the company’s “misinformation campaign is pushing people to call their members of Congress, and callers like this who communicate threats against elected officials could be committing a federal crime.” TikTok denounced the threat to Tillis.
TikTok first surfaced the messages as a key House committee was set to consider the legislation but redeployed the tactic before the full chamber voted on it. It has since displayed similar notes to turn users’ attention to the Senate, where members are weighing whether to take up the House proposal.
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