Tiktok is currently navigating turbulent waters politically and legally in the United States. Lawmakers in Maryland passed two laws that did not play in the favor of Instagram or TikTok.
Claims against the Chinese-owned company that it serves as a spying tool for the communist government of China. American motivation, as mentioned, is twofold - one, they fear the Chinese government's use of Tiktok to push propaganda content to citizens, and the other fear is that the surfing and viewing information of 170 million Americans, including people in sensitive positions, may fall into their hands The wrong ones in China and maybe in other places, writes David Frum, author of the book "TikTok: The Social Media Addiction of a New Generation" The law is expected to face another battle in the Senate, but in the House of Representatives it passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority: 352 representatives voted for it, and only 65 against, says Frum. The law, if passed, will force ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to sell TikTok or the app will be banned from use entirely in the U.S.