Champaign Voices

Congress Debates TikTok Ban While Live-Tweeting the Hearing

Published: August 10, 2026

Lawmakers grilled tech executives about a foreign-owned app using the same attention economy they claim to fear. What do you think?

“Ban it. Keep the grandkid videos somehow.”

“They'll ban the fun and keep the ads.”

“If China wants my chili recipe, they can ask.”