'TikTok is digital fentanyl,' Rep. Gallagher says. Lawmakers from both parties have increased their scrutiny of the app, with some backing a national ban to counter China as others probe its effects on young people.
“I think TikTok is a Chinese espionage tool. I think it is profoundly dangerous,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the top Republican on the Commerce committee, said in an interview. “I think it is used to influence children and teenagers in an incredibly harmful manner, to push them toward self-destructive behavior, including self-harm, including body image issues that lead to all sorts of eating disorders, that lead to substance abuse, that can lead to teen suicide.
In a statement to NBC News, TikTok spokeswoman Brooke Oberwetter responded to the criticism:"We hope that Congress will explore solutions to their concerns about TikTok that won’t have the effect of censoring the voices of millions of Americans." In response to Cruz slamming TikTok as a"Chinese espionage tool," Oberwetter said:"There is no truth to Sen. Cruz’s outrageous claim that TikTok shares U.S. user data with the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party. We take the safety of our community very seriously, and welcome a dialogue with Sen. Cruz and other stakeholders about how our industry can work together to support the well-being of teens and families.
Durbin said he plans to speak to Hawley about his age-restriction proposal and pledged that the Judiciary committee would mark up legislation soon that addresses the harmful effects of social media. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, hasn’t taken a position on a TikTok ban but pointed out that her panel this week held a hearing on how social media apps are being used to sell fentanyl and other drugs to young people.
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