Legislators and advocates say that they are considering further regulation of social media companies after Congress passed a bipartisan spending bill banning TikTok.
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press”, GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin compared TikTok to “digital fentanyl”.
Gallagher thinks the app ban should be expanded nationally. He added that it's highly addictive and destructive.
Frances Haugen, Facebook whistleblower said that TikTok, Twitter and YouTube use similar algorithms, so as a first step, regulators should push for greater transparency and learn more about how they work.
She added that the US is far behind when it comes to regulating social media. And she also told that this is like we’re back in 1965 and don’t have seatbelt laws yet.
US Senator Amy Klobuchar said that the tech lobby is so powerful that bills with "strong, bipartisan support" can fall apart within 24 hours.
She told that we are lagging behind and added that “let it be our resolution, that we finally pass one of these bills.”