Could TikTok be completely banned in the United States?

Former FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson joins Brian Sullivan and the 'CNBC Special: Taking Stock 2023' to discuss TikTok and whether the Chinese-owned social network could be banned in the U.S. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
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[@magicxsquare_]

Tik tok should definitely be illegal

[@hangender]

china tok

[@rickishade7816]

fr

[@isaacsmith7432]

Why lmao

[@zyronejudebiglang-awa5204]

@@isaacsmith7432 tiktok is a central place for idiots and takes the worst of people’s personalities and puts them in display, plus they have pretty perverted and mindless people typing away on their last few braincells

[@JacobHYoungEAJake]

Then, don't use it. Don't take away mine. TikTok is much smarter than KZbin for the most part, and Chinese government is welcome to enjoy my silly face & voice.

[@patsully2413]

Yes please ban it. Very dangerous app

[@f.s6758]

racist!

[@f.s6758]

US apps should also be banned in china

[@user-bq6cj7vg4d]

@@f.s6758 they already are

[@patsully2413]

@@f.s6758 They are all banned in China

[@Austin2tall97]

No

[@KushEnergy]

It should be banned from America.

[@suzygirl1843]

Twitter, Twitch, KZbin... All of it should go away.

[@isaacsmith7432]

You just me brainwashed or something because tiktok rules

[@JacobHYoungEAJake]

Then, move to India where the government CAN & DOES ban TikTok from YOU. Don't try to take away OTHER Americans' freedom. If the Chinese government wants to hear my opinions, so be it. Americans have the right to enjoy the smartest app that happened. Even KZbin is copycatting TikTok now.

[@NCHLTII]

@@suzygirl1843 Twitter, twitch, yes. What on earth is the problem with youtube outside of a terrible CEO? I thought you wanted it to improve, not get rid of it

[@matt8989a]

From world

[@jakeatom4841]

TikTok has destroyed every aspect of modern culture. From social interactions to music and movies. The world feels stale because TikTok has changed people’s intentions.

[@lisamccullough5150]

Shut up

[@dayneholt4149]

Ban Tiktok NOW. Thank you very much 😊.

[@Austin2tall97]

No

[@zdvxr]

Can’t wait for it to be banned

[@ILovePizzaAndKFC99502]

@@Austin2tall97yes

[@deletedaccount1150]

It’s sad we are living in a world where people come home from there jobs and don’t even communicate with there partner they just go right to there social media I would vote to take away all social media for good.Social media has created a world of people who can barely hold a conversation because they are used to texting and not communicating in person it’s a shame

[@enigmaticallis3110]

Honestly... Not only that but it's making people dangerously stupid.. like to the point that if it gets any worse it'll be a serious safety risk, if not already...😳😳 Mind you this is coming from someone who was diagnosed with a mental disability back in the day lol...😐😐

[@isaacsmith7432]

Tiktok is amazing

[@AlexZ-lc6nl]

I stay away from Fb and I don’t really post much on IG. I think it’s a negative thing. Specially for employers now. You can either be hired or fired due to your own views that shouldn’t have anything to do with the company or the job performance, but such is the world we live in. My father in law doesn’t even have a LinkedIn. I think that’s smart in some ways but for younger professionals like myself I must learn how to tiptoe through the minefields.

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

And yet here you are with your own social media account commenting on videos

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

@Saul Goodman just took a gander at your channel, looks like you're just coping with your terrible taste in video games

[@suzygirl1843]

BAN TWITCH & FACEBOOK AS WELL.

[@memepreppy]

yes thank you!!! stupid Ass apps

[@isaacsmith7432]

LMFAO

[@OromoAkh]

TikTok should get banned in the U.S

[@at-someone]

BAN HARAM TIKTOK

[@ganasyfe]

It should

[@slowemm]

Hopefully yes

[@-RH80-]

Bann the app and the wackos uploading videos on it.

[@guodah77]

All kinds of short videos should be banned.

[@Alan18012]

Please ban tik tok

[@suzygirl1843]

Twitter, Twitch, KZbin... All of it should go away.

[@Alan18012]

@@suzygirl1843 all social media except KZbin

[@ILovePizzaAndKFC99502]

@@suzygirl1843KZbin is a no no you are evil

[@patrickbateman1701]

I hope so.

[@FreshTooDef247]

I don’t care about TikTok never use it.. it wouldn’t bother me if they banned it 😂😂😂

[@annabellelee4535]

Don't worry, Congress will then censor something you use.

[@chelsealance6645]

I am all for it

[@moodrevolver]

Nothing but the devil’s playground and must be destroyed

[@MuzMovMix]

America can’t even ban guns that took thousands of American people’s lives each year. But they worry about an app.😅😅😅

[@wildlifewarrior2670]

Sadly Tik-Tok will not be banned in the United States they generate too much money

[@kiuballchan]

Should try to fix the crime happening here rather than spending time banning the social media

[@IrisFox97]

Tiktok gets banned: Likee: 😏

[@Blank00]

Funny thing is that Likee is also owned by a Chinese parent company

[@IrisFox97]

@@Blank00 wait it is? I didn't know that

[@Blank00]

@@IrisFox97 Likee's owned by Bigo and Bigo is owned by a Chinese conpany called JOYY

[@RicePho]

Wait a minute so he was a former FTC commissioner that worked for Facebook..... THIS GUY IS A LOBBYIST WTF.

[@thierrynolevaux9268]

What a hypocritical joke this is. Like the US government isn't already doing this?

[@straightfacts2921]

"when something is free, you are the product "

[@virnan]

Ban this app! Katie's bread and butter is toast!

[@johndoe1646]

Please ban it, iPhone sales will plumit, people will switch to Android and my apple short will print 💰

[@primus6677]

I really hope it does

[@jagadishganesan6483]

BELEIVED IN GOD🙏

[@olivierlafontaine9180]

Snowden never happened lol

[@morgenlefay]

Idk why the anchor is complaining about “keep our children safe act” like only the gov is responsible for your kids; I know of plenty of parents who dislike and don’t trust TikTok yet still let their tweens use it…??? To what extent is it your household’s responsibility? Who is allowing a foreign country access into their own home? If you have kids and can’t regulate your own kids’ online activity, you better stop tokking the tok and start wokking the wok. It starts at home. The ones who allow and agree to it are the ones creating a demand for and empowering the platform.

[@zdvxr]

Because it’s not just about the kids, it’s about China having full control on many youth in Western culture. They have access to all of our information and day to day lives. Regardless the site is a cursed, cringey, woke, disgusting, perverse app.

[@geezeuspoker]

The land of the freedom

[@jedo5821]

Should be banned

[@jagadishganesan6483]

Mother st.anne lord blessed

[@Doomzillapitcures]

Thank god finally

[@bark-aholic6534]

Only America should be allowed to spy on Americans...(LMFAO)!

[@kkp4297]

not gonna happen. lots of USA users depend on it for income

[@Austin2tall97]

Agree

[@zdvxr]

Very few are making money off of it outside of China…

[@zana658]

@@zdvxr You do realize the Chinese version of TikTok is different so no, anyone making money off it would be based in America.

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

If tik tok is your only source of money then you deserve to be homeless

[@isaacsmith7432]

This is so stupid!!! Stop trying to cancel people man, learn to respect apps!! Yeah Tiktok can we weird sometimes but not all of it!!!

[@Buf_oonry]

naw its a protecter 💀💀💀💀💀

[@CoasterMan13Official]

They collect a bunch of information. Do your research. Get your facts straight.

[@chintandobariya472]

It’s national security threat and spoiling young generation.

[@tvshowmemes-jt8eb]

Yes ban Tik tok

[@leihtory7423]

Tiktok Servers are in the United States.

[@leihtory7423]

@Dr Redneck the tiktok is not even available in china. their version of tiktok is called doyin, though owned by the same company byte-dance. & the server for doyin-tiktok are in china. also the moderators for tiktok are American. the people who manage tiktok are American. it is just a few of the engineers. the people who programmed tiktok are from china. and from time to time they have to access tiktok to fix something. they the tiktok owners they are not the ccp. they are entrepreneurs. and no, they do not spy on ppl in the usa.

[@rusforces]

Lol we banned TikTok in 2019

[@WiCapitalco]

Yes!

[@suzygirl1843]

Ban ALL social media. It's making you dumb

[@NCHLTII]

@@suzygirl1843 Hypocrite lmao

[@Pandora21285]

US better not dare ban tiktok China the best

[@brotherj6707]

World will be better without china lol

[@Pandora21285]

@@brotherj6707 Without china the world will collapse and go back to stone age. Our lungs will become weak because of no pollution. Our immune system will become weak too because no new viruses. The sea will become overpopulated with fish and the fish and pangolin bat empire will colonize humans. Our entire generation will become weak and pampered because no more wars and hardships