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The Plain Dealer: TikTok's choice - sever ties with China or shut down in the US: Bob Latta

EXCERPT:

Communist China-linked TikTok has demonstrated how much power it wields to influence its users. Recently, TikTok prohibited access to its app for American users until they entered their ZIP code and called their members of Congress to stop what they are falsely claiming is a “ban” on TikTok.

Thousands of calls flooded congressional offices – including mine in Washington, D.C. The calls included children and young teens threatening suicide and violence if TikTok shuts down in the United States.

Here’s the reality: The Chinese Communist Party is watching and cheering. They want to sow division in the United States. They want to manipulate children and steal our data. And they want to pressure Congress to keep the app active in the United States without decoupling it from Communist China.

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