Would this be a good idea? Supporters of the ban say TikTok puts its users and their countries at risk. But others say this is an attack on young people and their right to free speech.
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Call for UK to follow America and ban TikTok
Would this be a good idea? Supporters of the ban say TikTok puts its users and their countries at risk. But others say this is an attack on young people and their right to free speech.
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American lawmakers are moving to ban TikTok - although it is not certain they will be successful. Now, some think British politicians should do the same.
US politicians have several fears about TikTok. They think the app is changing how American teenagers think about China.
They also fear that ByteDance, the company that runs TikTok, will hand data on its American users to the Chinese governmentThe group of people who govern - or lead - the country., although the company says this is not true.
Some think it is a bad idea for any country to ban TikTok. They say it just makes it look like politicians do not trust young people to make up their own minds on important questions.
Would this be a good idea?
Yes! TikTok is linked to a foreign government, one that Britain is not on the best terms with. And banning it could allow UK companies to make their own new social media companies.
No! This is an overreaction. Old people must accept that young people can think for themselves. And they should be allowed to think and talk on whatever platform they would like.
Call for UK to follow America and ban TikTok
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