> > TikTok directly asking users to contact their lawmakers was an overt act that shows the platform is capable of spurring on political action by its users. >

> > TikTok directly asking users to contact their lawmakers was an overt act that shows the platform is capable of spurring on political action by its users. > What's wrong with this exactly? You have rights to call your congress representatives when you need them, it is normal and expected in functioning democracy, why this is an exception? There may not be anything inherently wrong with political action, but when one of the concerns is that the CCP can use TikTok to influence Americans' political behavior, that whole episode proved exactly why everyone believes it. What happens if they start pushing overtly anti-NATO and anti-Taiwan messages instead?