On Tuesday, TikTok users and three US Democratic Party lawmakers said they opposed any possible ban on the Chinese-owned short video sharing app that is used by more than 150 million Americans.
On Thursday, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi will testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on a ban on national security concerns at a time when relations between Beijing and Washington have deteriorated.
Representatives from Jamaal Bowman, Mark Pocan and Robert Garcia and TikTok called for broad-based privacy legislation that would address all large social media companies at a press conference in Washington.
Why is the hysteria and the panic surrounding TikTok? Bowman asked. Let's do the right thing here - social media reform as it relates to privacy and security. Critics fear that TikTok user data could be passed on to China's government.
Last week, TikTok said that the administration of President Joe Biden had demanded its Chinese owners divest their stakes or it faces a potential ban.
On Wednesday, creators talked about selling greeting cards or baking cakes to TikTok followers. Some signs said TikTok benefits small businesses. TikTok says 5 million businesses use the app.
TikTok creator Jason Linton uses TikTok to share videos of his three adopted children in Oklahoma and has interacted with people around the world.
I am asking our politicians - don't take away the community that we've built - a community that lasts, that loves," Linton said at the press conference.