The TikTok Debate: From Viral Videos to Congressional Hearings and Calls for Regulation.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's first and only TikTok video has gone viral, in which she argues against banning the Chinese-owned social media app and instead calls for data privacy protection laws in the US. Ocasio-Cortez is one of several progressive members of Congress mounting a defense of the app, which has faced scrutiny over its relationship with the Chinese government. TikTok has repeatedly said it operates independently and works with Oracle to ensure its algorithms and content moderation models aren't manipulated by Chinese authorities.