turning off TikTok is a big risk for the Democrats
- Written by Thomas Gift, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
Popular social media platform TikTok stands accused of holding US data in China, fostering censorship, and spreading disinformation. Its popularity poses a dilemma for US politicians, but especially Democrats who have heavily relied on the app to reach its core base of young voters.
Is it “time up” for TikTok in the US? And will it be...