One of the great organizing and rapid response tools of the 2020 and 2022 election cycles was TikTok.

[LuvLoogie]

The viral videos of what was going on in GOP controlled legislative chambers helped to rally and motivate opposition to the "Red Wave." Remember how the K-POP community and others flooded ticket distributions to thwart trump's rallies? The push back and exposing of Mom's for Liberty and their anti LGBTQ bigotry was done, in a large part, through TikTok.

The recent brutality against the young, especially young women in Iran, was shared and exposed. And yes, Palestinians finally had an alternative channel to get their voices into the mainstream. Voices loud enough to counteract the usual MSM filtering. It is needed.

Stifling that outlet will cut off a large network of people who have been fighting the good fight. Older and younger generations are communicating on that platform and learning about each other and acting together. Many motivators are needed to aggregate a wave of change. Yes the young are emotional and have a lot to learn. But my TikTok feed is mainly adults in their thirties and older, progressive, creative, intelligent adults. And they are pissed.

This ban is reactionary, short sighted, and only serves the entrenched power structure--not the people.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Maybe THAT

is the real reason the RepubliKKKans want to ban it, and not because of its ownership at all.

[honest.abe]

2. It will still be fully active for this election cycle.

Probably for at least another year.

[LuvLoogie]

4. It's not about the election. It's about the communities and relationships built on this app.

The communities that were able to connect with each other. It is a social ecosystem, and some among the powers that be don't like mosquitos and hornets and thistle. They want it to be all honeybees and bunny rabbits.

[Autumn]

3. But... but China will see American user data!!! Unlike FaceBook and Amazon

that as soon as I google something it shows up in my FB feed and the main page of Amazon.