Banning TIKTOK, goodbye youth vote?

 HOUSE VOTES TO BAN OR FORCE SALE OF TIK TOK

WE WILL SEE HOW WELL THIS SELLS

Yesterday The House of Representatives voted to ban Tik Tok or force its sale to U.S. media companies. It looks like just another abuse of power to feather the nests of the domestic media companies and also give the state more ability to define the election messaging and and reap data for its database. It most likely will pass the Senate and be quickly signed by Biden. Tik Tok may have a case for the court in an obvious first amendment case.  While it may appear to be a victory for the state, we will see how a prolonged court battle and how the younger generation view this action.

This decision may very well set off a response that that many elected official have not anticipated. The younger generation of Americans can now be witness to the overreach of the government into something that most elected officials have no idea how much Tik Tok is used by American youth, many who are voting age. Tik Tok should take up the fight, and refuse to be bullied  into submission. Let them ban it, and then we can watch the show.

I expect that some politicians, if they are aware, are seeing the blood in the water. A lot of republicans took this vote, hoping to capitalize on the, "hate everything China fever" They may soon find out that not everyone hates everything China and definitely not Tik Tok. 

The first shot was fired by Donald Trump, very astute at defining political opportunity, when he noted that Facebook and others will stand to gain and that many politicians will now have their hand out for recompense. It is indeed an opportunity for any who is willing to alert the youth vote to the abuses of the state that until now they have never contemplated.

I actually have never used Tik Tok, but my children and grandchildren love Tik Tok and I doubt that any of them can see it as a threat to national security. The action by the politicians may very well be viewed as a real threat to their pursuit of happiness.