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Gen Z Wants to #KeepTikTok on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Mar 15 2024
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

After the House approved a bill to potentially ban TikTok in the U.S., users of the app are following the CEO’s call for support to #KeepTikTok
Trader Joes’ viral tote bag caused crowds, now it’s sold out and being listed for resale at huge price tags
Tons of TikTok trends are being linked to a DJO song, and some were shocked to find actor Joe Keery is behind it

#KeepTikTok is trending as the app is at risk of being banned in the U.S. again Earlier this week, the House voted yes on a new bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if passed through by the Senate and president. Lawmakers have consistently aimed to limit TikTok’s reach over the main concern that ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, might be compelled by the Chinese government to surrender the data of its 170M American users. And while Joe Biden has said he would sign it into law should it pass through the Senate, it’s important to note it would still implement a six-month period for the platform to divest from ByteDance— the ban would only go into effect if it does not. TikTokers are making it a full-time priority to keep followers updated on the goings of the bill, from its supporters and opposers in the senate to the exact stipulations of the legal language. Following a video from the official @TikTok account by CEO Shou Zi Chew, which...