Brace yourselves: Another TikTok hearing could happen.
Is TikTok a national security threat or a toxic digital wasteland filled with vacuous content? Recently, the website has been front and center in the nation’s capital as both sides of the aisle have launched a crusade to ban the video-based application. While critics warn of the “Trojan horse” outlined in the legislation, proponents argue that it is vital to protect the country from foreign adversaries. But do the platform’s social media challenges, in-car rants about being misgendered, and pranks pose a clear and present danger to the United States?
Senators Receive TikTok Briefing
US national security officials from the Department of Justice, FBI, and Office of the Director of Intelligence held a March 20 closed-door, classified briefing with senators on the…