American frustrations erupted on TikTok in the days following the House of Representatives’ bipartisan vote in favor of proposed legislation that, if passed, would force Chinese-owned company ByteDance to divest from the popular video sharing platform.
“It’s EMBARRASSING to be a US citizen,” the text from one of TikToker Lauren Ramos’ recent videos read.
Like others disgusted by last week’s vote, Ramos railed against the measure that, if passed, would block the platform in the U.S. if its parent company ByteDance fails to divest within 165 days of passage.
The bill would also require the platform to be purchased by a country that is not a U.S. adversary.
“[This is] the one time they [members of Congress] decide to unite forces and come together,” Ramos said in part.
“When the homelessness rates are going up, people can’t even feed their kids, the government’s just like, ‘Okay, maybe later.’ but when it comes to TikTok… are you kidding me?”
