A group of Republican lawmakers are calling on their colleagues to stop using TikTok as pressure mounts to ban the app nationwide. They’re calling for an outright ban on Congress using the app.
, but these rules do not currently apply to members’ personal phones and devices.
“It is troublesome that some members continue to disregard these clear warnings and are even encouraging their constituents to use TikTok to interface with their elected representatives — especially since some of these users are minors. We feel this situation warrants further action to protect the privacy of both sensitive congressional information and the personal information of our constituents,” the lawmakers wrote.
Even though Congress has moved to ban TikTok over the last few months, some lawmakers have continued to use the app In order to approve a ban on officials using TikTok, the committees would need to amend standing House and Senate rules to include language barring members from using the app. It’s likely that they would hold hearings related to the proposed change before putting the new language up to a series of votes for approval.over the last few months, some lawmakers have continued to use the app to engage with their constituents online. Many members who use TikTok, like Rep.
Bowman, who has over 200,000 followers on TikTok, led a press conference at the Capitol last month opposing a ban on the app. More than 20 TikTok creators, flown out by the company, and two other House Democrats joined Bowman at the presser. Since the event, more Democrats, including
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