TikTok faces potential banning in the United States due to concerns over its ties to China's ByteDance, prompting new legislation. Lawmakers worry about security risks and foreign influence, proposing that TikTok sever ties with its Chinese parent company or risk being banned from US app stores. This move has stirred controversy among users and creators who rely on the platform, sparking debates over freedom of expression and economic impact.
Vocabulary:
• Chopping block: In a figurative sense, being on the chopping block implies being at risk of being cut off or eliminated.
• Huge: Very big.
• Harm: Damage or injury, when something bad happens to someone or something.
• A bill: A written proposal for a new law that is presented to a legislative body for discussion and voting.
• Unless: Except if; if not.
• To cut ties: To end or sever connections or relationships with someone or something.
• Within: inside a specific period of time.
• Lawmakers: People who make laws, usually members of a legislative body such as a parliament or congress.
• To get rid of something: To remove or eliminate something.
• Foreign: Something that comes from or relates to another country.
• Unfair: Not just or impartial; treating people unfairly or unequally.
• Disruptive: Causing trouble or disturbance; interrupting the normal flow or process of something.
Source: Behind the News YouTube channel.