Led by Republican Senator Thom Tillis and House Representative Dan Crenshaw, 17 Republican lawmakers urged leaders of the Senate Rules and Governance Committee and the House Steering Committee to ban lawmakers from using TikTok.
In their petition on the subject, lawmakers stated that all members of Congress should immediately stop using TikTok to reduce the risks of Americans’ data privacy and spyware applications.
In this context, deputies urged leaders to change the relevant rules in the House of Representatives and the Senate and take the necessary measures, and noted that some members of Congress continue to use TikTok to communicate with their voters.
Pointing to the problems caused by the use of TikTok by lawmakers, the deputies emphasized that necessary measures should be taken to protect the confidentiality of sensitive Congress information and voters’ personal information.
“We ask you to amend the Senate and House of Representatives rules to ban members of Congress from officially using TikTok,” the lawmakers said. used the phrase.