But we couldnt help noticing something interesting in the final vote total from the House.

At least three members of Congress who voted for the ban still have very active accounts on TikTok.

Who voted for the bill while maintaining a TikTok account thats posted a new video within the past week?

Rep. Jeff Jackson, Rep. Sean Casten, and Rep. Colin Allred in recent TikTok videos despite their support of a bill that would force ByteDance to divest or be banned in the U.S.

Rep. Jeff Jackson, Rep. Sean Casten, and Rep. Colin Allred in recent TikTok videos despite their support of a bill that would force ByteDance to divest or be banned in the U.S.Image: TikTok

Why tell them they have to sell?

Gizmodo reached out to all three congressmen for comment but didnt immediately hear back Wednesday afternoon.

The U.S. banned TikTok on all government-owned phones in December 2022, which may explain their choice.

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TikTok is banned in China.

So, were going to emulate the Chinese communists by banning it in our country?

Paul asked during an interview onTuesday.

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