The fight over banning TikTok, long confined to congressional committees, federal boards and online screeds, has now moved to television screens across the country.
Two entities are running ads about the perceived danger of the popular social media app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.
The American Parents Coalition is up with a new ad urging Congress to pass legislation to ban TikTok. The spot says it takes eight minutes on TikTok to promote eating disorders and two minutes to “glorify self-harm.” The spot says TikTok is “targeting America’s youth” and notes that 41% of children spend 120 minutes a day on the app.
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