TikTok users bombard Congress with phone calls to save their favorite app

TikTok, the massively popular mobile viral video platform, has gone on the offensive to stop Congress from implementing a “total ban on TikTok.” Users in the U.S., which account for more than 170 million monthly active TikTok users, were served a pop-up message on Thursday urging them to call their representatives in Congress to voice their opposition to a bill that would ban the app in the U.S. SEE ALSO: Democrats score a major political win…over Disney and Hulu And it appears these pop-ups worked. Congress has been bombarded with phone calls from TikTok users of all ages standing up for their favorite social media platform.”Kids literally told our office they were calling from recess earlier today,” one Congressional staffer told Mashable. The staffer asked to remain anonymous because they were communicating to the press without permission through unofficial channels.While the callers’ demographics may skew younger than usual, TikTok users of all ages responded to TikTok’s call-to-action.“It’s so so bad. Our phones have not stopped ringing,” said one GOP staffer in a report from Politico. “They’re teenagers and old people saying they spend their whole day on the app and we can’t take it away.”One staffer told the outlet that their office surpassed 1,000 calls specifically concerning the TikTok bill.However, while Politico’s report focused on Republicans, Mashable’s source emphasized that Democratic members of Congress were hearing from TikTok users too. “It’s everyone,” the Congressional staffer told Mashable, and added, “The calls are OVERWHELMINGLY from children.”The bill to ban TikTokTikTok is using…TikTok users bombard Congress with phone calls to save their favorite app