Lawmakers Receive Threats of Violence Due to Possible TikTok Ban | EWTN News Nightly

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:22:22 +0000

As Congress weighs banning the popular social media app TikTok, lawmakers say they are receiving a variety of threats, some of them violent. This comes after TikTok used pop-up messages on the site urging users to contact members of Congress. U.S. Capitol Police is investigating an uptick in threats against lawmakers, many stem from TikTok users. Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina shared part of a phone threat he recently received which said, "If you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you. That's people's jobs and that's my only entertainment. And people make money off there too." Senator Tillis says he doesn't think the threat was serious, but says there's more behind the message. Prior to last month's House vote, Congressman Bob Latta says he received threats and not just to himself, saying "I think it's really alarming when you hear the children calling and saying they'll do bodily harm to themselves if they can't be on TikTok." Senator Cynthia Lummis says she fears young people are being indoctrinated by social media sites. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports.

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