“If you look at the U.S. version user experience for Tiktok – for one, it is readily apparent that the algorithm is amplifying anti-American, anti-Israel content disproportionate to its actual frequency,” Auchincloss said, “and more to the point, it is digital fentanyl, as [Rep.] Mike Gallagher said.”

A law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19. Here's what that would mean for users of the social media platform.

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