Since March 13, 2024, when the US House of Representatives acknowledged a draft ban on the country level on the famous social media platform Tiktok, conspiracy theories about the embargo were spread over the Internet.
The parent company, which is headquartered in China, has been granted six months to find a new buyer to avoid removing the application from American application stores. The recent Tiktok efforts failed to file a lawsuit on Friday when the Supreme Court ruled that the law does not violate the first amendment.
And like this, six months flew in the blink of an eye. In the face of the ban on Sunday, January 19, 2025, Tiktok decided to close its service to American users. Apple and Google immediately operated the application, leaving the users who opened Tiktok received a bitter farewell message.
The White House announced that the ban on the ban will be left to the Trump administration. For his part, President -elect Donald Trump swore “saving” Tijook. According to his speech, Trump expanded the date of the ban on 75 days after taking office.
The 170 million Tiktok users in the United States rejoiced by reaching their beloved application.
Although it is a ban for only 12 hours, it causes closing in global panic. For millions, the platform was more than just an application; It was a profession, creative port and society. The chaos led users who panicked to call 911, prompting officials to urge the public to stop the use of emergency lines, as he transformed resources from real crises. In addition, influencers and extremists through the political spectrum speculated that the ban was driven by mysterious groups with hidden agendas, not only security concerns.
Spy conspiracy theory
According to the BAN bill, the main issue with Tiktok is that it is owned by the so -called “foreign opponent”, which poses a threat to national security. American officials have repeatedly raised fears that the Chinese government can exploit Tiktok to spy on Americans or secretly influence public opinion by amplifying or suppressing specific content.
They argue that the madness of greatness is justified, due to the laws of China that require the assistant organizations in collecting intelligence. The FBI director Christopher Ray has warned that the Tijook program may enable the Chinese government to reach the American bodies.
Republican Senator Josh Holi, from Missouri, echoed these concerns in a fiery speech:
“If you have got tiktok on your phone now, it can track your site, read your text messages, and monitor your key clicks. It can access your phone records. This is not just a threat to national security – it’s a personal safety threat.”
Chamath in the Canadian -American, Chamaths, Shamath, Baltitia, to the controversy over X, saying that the Supreme Court’s decision to support the embargo, with the support of the majority of the two parties, added that “the United States decided that Tiktok is spying programs for a foreign entity.”
This theory sent X users to a hot discussion. Some have supported Palihapitiya, and it agreed that Tiktok may already be spyware. One of the supporters proved:
“I really don’t understand the battle to keep Tiktok in the United States, which is literally Chinese spyware that does not allow her even its children to use. It is a weapon that hurts our children. She is still trying to discover any argument to keep it on the Internet – unless that is because some of the wealthy donors of the Republican Party are losing Big.
Others agreed, describing the platform as a “security threat”, while the skeptical of shooting, and insist on the absence of strong evidence to support these allegations.
Zionist conspiracy theory
Another wild theory captures the imagination of some Internet angles is the claim that the “Jewish lobby” wants to control Tijk. The influencer and blush Haz Al Din, also known as infrared, suggested that the Tijook ban is not related to China at all, but rather revolves around the surrender of “control of Israel in the interest of the” Zionist lobby “.
Likewise, the anti -Semitic influencer, Vincent James, moved to X to participate with nearly 60,000 of his followers that “the Jews want full control of information.”
This claim feeds on a broader narration that Israel benefits from its supposed impact to pay for Tiktok and suppress the pro -Palestinian content.
As “Evidence”, conspiracy theorists refer to data from Opensecrets, which recounts donations from AIPAC (the Israeli -American Public Affairs Committee) to Republican Congress member Mike Gallagher, who led the charge on the Tiktok bill. Supporters of theory argue that this is evidence that Israel and Mossad affect the decisions of the US government regarding Tiktok. They assert that the sponsor of the bill received “great contributions from the Zionists.”
There is no evidence linking AIPAC to the formulation of legislation. BETERS SEW Stew Stew Stewly is mainly claiming that “Zionist blackmail teams” are behind TIKTOK combating legislation, claiming that this is because the platform allows users to question Israel. In his videos, Peters calls to destroy Zionism. Fortunately, his arrival at Rumble is limited, with only a few thousand subscribers and its videos rarely exceed 500 views.
Who controls information in the world
We have detailed prominent conspiracy theories about the closure of Tiktok, from the Zionist influence to Chinese spy fears. Despite its popularity, there is little evidence that supports these allegations, as Tiktok has not proven data sharing with the Chinese Communist government. Republican Senator Rand Paul perfectly summarized:
“Most of the reasons the government has seen is based on accusations, not evidence.”
But what about actual data from real surveys?
A study conducted by the Allensbach Institute in Germany indicates that the ecosystem of media in Tiktok may enhance suspicion and inflame conspiracy theories. It is unlikely that the Germans who use Tiktok will look at the news that China is a dictator, or criticizes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or confidence vaccines compared to traditional media consumers. While 57 % of newspaper readers see China dictatorship, only 28.1 % of Tiktok users agree. Tiktok users are also less likely to believe that China and Russia are publishing misleading information and they are more doubt than their governments. The influence of foreign forces on social media cannot be denied, while emphasizing the old saying,
“Whoever controls information in the world.”
The question is not the one who controls the application, but whoever controls how to perceive the information we consume.
