TikTok bill sponsors slam company over ‘deceptive pop-up’ campaign  

Lead sponsors of bill to force TikTok’s parent company to sell popular app or face ban in US sent a letter The company on Monday criticized its use last week of a pop-up notification campaign urging users to call Congress about the measure.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the top members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, called the “deceptive pop-up” a “new low” for TikTok. ” he called.

“Using your platform to mislead the American people regarding bipartisan U.S. legislation highlights the clear need for the legislation currently under consideration,” they wrote.

“Next week, TikTok could be spreading misinformation about war. This fall could be about our elections,” they added.

TikTok on Thursday urged users to call on Congress to “stop shutting down TikTok” as the House Energy and Commerce Committee prepares to vote on the Protecting Americans from Regulatory Applications by Foreign Adversaries Act I sent a reminder notice. The panel passed the bill unanimously.

in reply to letterTikTok’s policy account on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said, “It’s shameful that members of Congress complain about hearing from their constituents.”

TikTok said, “We will continue to educate the 170 million Americans who love TikTok about what’s going on.”

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) said he would bring the bill to a floor vote this week.

President Biden has said he will sign the bill if Congress passes it.

The bill specifically designates TikTok as an app controlled by a foreign enemy and requires ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell TikTok within 165 days of the law taking effect, or else the U.S. Ban measures will be taken. Allows you to specify other apps that operate with ties to Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

But TikTok strongly pushed back, saying the bill had a “predetermined outcome of a total ban on TikTok in the United States.”