Small businesses on TikTok contributed more than $3.4B to California's gross domestic product last year. Check out how 96% of The Golden State's SMBs report selling out of a product and more at tiktokeconomicimpact.com/states/califor…

Our Head of Trust & Safety for U.S. Data Security Suzy Loftus has dedicated her career to building safety and it’s her job to build it on TikTok. We’ve taken unprecedented steps to secure protected U.S. user data, spent more than $2 billion keeping TikTok safe, and have an…

A ban on TikTok will damage millions of businesses, deny artists an audience, and destroy the livelihoods of countless creators across the country. #KeepTikTok

TikTok released an economic impact report claiming it drove $14.7 billion in revenue in a dozen key sectors in the US economy and contributed $24.2 billion to overall GDP in 2023. yahoo.trib.al/F8jYAAt

'We're one of the beta people on TikTok Shop that started back in April,' said co-owner Lindzi Shanks. 'We've made over seven figures just on TikTok Shop alone.' ABC 7 Chicago reports on how businesses like XO Marshmallow have found success on TikTok.

A ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans. #KeepTikTok

Educators like Trevor Boffone are the heart of our TikTok community. The ability for creators to inspire others, find community, and earn a livelihood are just some of the reasons why we will never stop fighting for the creators that make TikTok so special. Hear from him…

/1 TikTok fuels significant economic growth for small businesses and the U.S. economy, according to a new report by Oxford Economics. 📈 🧵

BREAKING: The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression opposes H.R. 7521, which would grant the president a dangerous degree of power over speech platforms used by Americans.

H.R. 7521 empowers the president to declare that a website or app presents a national security…

Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project, Internet Governance at Georgia Tech, outlines why this bill is a ban on TikTok:

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized apnews.com/article/tiktok…

A TikTok ban violates the First Amendment, but don’t take our word for it. Read their full letter here: knightcolumbia.org/documents/2fvc…

Access Now, ACLU, AAPI Civic Engagement Fund, Asian American Federation, Center for Democracy & Technology, CPA Justice, Dangerous Speech Project, Defending Rights & Dissent, EFF, Fight for the Future, Free Press Action,…

Fact check, Sen. Marco Rubio, as reported by The Intercept: “U.S. intelligence has produced no evidence that the popular social media site has ever coordinated with Beijing.”

theintercept.com/2024/03/16/tik…

Our CEO Shou Chew's response to the TikTok ban bill:

New report from Oxford Economics: TikTok supported a $24.2 billion contribution to U.S. GDP in 2023.

Read more: oxfordeconomics.com/resource/tikto…

I voted NO on the TikTok ban.

We need comprehensive data privacy legislation—not narrow policy that targets one platform that millions rely on to get news, make a living & build community.

It's past time for a comprehensive approach to regulate big tech & combat disinformation.

I voted no on the TikTok bill.

We need to address data privacy across all social networks, including American companies like Meta and X, through meaningful regulation that protects freedom of expression. Not just single out one platform.

The House of Representatives just passed a bill that could ban TikTok.

Not raising the minimum wage.
Not lowering healthcare costs.
Not lowering housing costs.
Not lowering childcare costs.

TikTok.

Why I voted no on the bill to potentially ban tik tok: