Forbes December 20, 2022
The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill being negotiated right now to avert a government shutdown later this week may spell bad news for TikTok. The spending package could pass with provisions that ban TikTok from government devices. Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed such a bill, after several states have taken similar actions. Another bill introduced in the Senate would ban TikTok altogether.
But TikTok doesn’t just represent security threats or a way to endlessly waste time. New research shows that it’s also a common source of health information, especially for young adults.
According to a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults released earlier this month from CharityRx, a discount pharmacy service, one-third of GenZers consult TikTok for health advice...