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'''TikTok''' is a [[China]]-owned short-form video app (software for mobile devices) which has become the most visited site in the [[United States]], dethroning Google in 2021.  TikTok has been accused of creating "political echo chambers," whereby one's political views are reinforced by a pre-selection of videos constantly fed to him based on his prior selections.<ref>https://harvardpolitics.com/tiktok-politics-algorithm/</ref>  ByteDance is the Chinese company that owns TikTok, and ByteDance runs an likewise popular version in China known as Douyin.

'''TikTok''' is a [[China]]-owned short-form video app (software for mobile devices) which has become the most visited site in the [[United States]], dethroning Google in 2021.  TikTok has been accused of creating "political echo chambers," whereby one's political views are reinforced by a pre-selection of videos constantly fed to him based on his prior selections.<ref>https://harvardpolitics.com/tiktok-politics-algorithm/</ref>  ByteDance is the Chinese company that owns TikTok, and ByteDance runs an likewise popular version in China known as Douyin.

Nearly half of [[American]]s - 150 million people - are active users on TikTok, according to a statement by its CEO Shou Chew on March 21, 2023.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/tech/tiktok-150-million-us-users/index.html</ref>

Nearly half of [[American]]s - 150 million people - are active users on TikTok, according to a statement by its CEO Shou Chew on March 21, 2023.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/tech/tiktok-150-million-us-users/index.html</ref> [[Liberal]]s dislike how TikTok users post videos and comments objecting to [[public school]] [[illiteracy]] or regretting [[abortion]].

[[Biden]], in a tight race for reelection, proposed in March 2023 to try to ban TikTok,<ref>https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/biden-tiktok-sale-china.html</ref> which hinders [[Democrat]] efforts to exploit and mislead young voters.

[[Biden]], in a tight race for reelection, proposed in March 2023 to try to ban TikTok,<ref>https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/biden-tiktok-sale-china.html</ref> which hinders [[Democrat]] efforts to exploit and mislead young voters.