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Kodwa inhlolovo ikhombisa ukuhlukana okubukhali phakathi kwezizukulwane, amaqembu ezepolitiki kanye nabantu abasebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza. Iningi elincane labantu abangazange basebenzise i-TikTok enyangeni edlule basekela ukuvimba uhlelo lokusebenza, kuyilapho iningi elifanayo labasebenzisi be-TikTok bansuku zonke liphikisana nakho.
Inhlolovo idalula ubudlelwano obuxubile abantu baseMelika abanabo nohlelo lokusebenza oluxhumene ne-China, olukhule ngokuduma eminyakeni embalwa edlule e-United States, lapho selufinyelele kubasebenzisi abasebenzayo abayizigidi eziyi-150. Kepha njengoba abantu baseMelika bethutheleka kuhlelo lokusebenza, osopolitiki abaningi baye baphoqelela imingcele, becaphuna ukukhathazeka kwezokuphepha kuzwelonke kanye nokukhathazeka ngomthelela wako kubasebenzisi abasha.
“Kushintsha yonke into ngendlela esihlobana ngayo, indlela esizibona ngayo, indlela esingalungisa ngayo izimpilo zethu,” kusho uBernadette “Bird” Bowen, uprofesa ofunda i-critical media ecology eMiami University.
Okutholwe yi-Post poll kucishe kufane nokuguquguquka kwe-Capitol Hill. Abanye abenzi bomthetho bahlangane ngokuvinjelwa kohlelo lokusebenza e-United States, kanti abanye bathathe indlela yokulinda nokubona, benxusa abaphathi beBiden ukuthi baqhubeke nokubuyekeza uhlelo lokusebenza eduze. Lokhu kungezwani kuzokhula lapho isikhulu esiphezulu seTikTok Shou Zi Hlafuna uzovela ngaphambi kweCongress ngoLwesine kuya vikela inkampani kusuka emacaleni.
Ngenkathi amaRiphabhulikhi amaningi esekela ukuvinjelwa kunamaDemocrats ngesilinganiso esibalulekile, umbono womphakathi ayiweli kahle emigqeni yephathi.
OngowaseRiphabhulikhi eSan Antonio, uVictoria Martinez ukude nomsebenzisi wamandla we-TikTok noma umvikeli oqinile – akawathumeli amavidiyo akhe futhi unokukhathazeka okuyimfihlo nokuvikeleka ngayo yonke imithombo yezokuxhumana. Kodwa uyazixwaya izinsolo zosopolitiki zokuthi uhlelo lokusebenza alusebenzisa kathathu kuya kahlanu ngosuku luyingozi ngoba lungaphansi kwenkampani yaseChina, iByteDance.
Njengoba izingcingo zokuvimbela uhlelo lokusebenza zikhula e-Washington, uzithola ephikisana nalokhu akubheka njengesiphakamiso esinamandla.
“Ngingafuna nje uhlobo oluthile lokuziphendulela ngaphambi kokuba banqume ukukuvimba ngaphandle kokuthi nje, uhulumeni waseChina uyasihlola,” kusho uMartinez. “Ziningi kakhulu ezinye izingqinamba ezisasebenza namuhla okufanele zixazululwe.”
Inhlolovo ye-Post ithola ukukhathazeka okusabalele mayelana nobudlelwano be-TikTok’s China kanye neminye imiphumela engemihle engaba khona yohlelo lokusebenza. Abantu baseMelika banokukhathazeka okubalulekile ngomthelela wenkundla kubasebenzisi abasebasha, ngamaphesenti angama-72 athi kungenzeka abangele ukulimala kwengqondo yentsha. Amanye amaphesenti angama-50 athi kungenzeka ukuthi iTikTok ikhuthaza umsebenzi ongekho emthethweni ngamathrendi abonwa kuhlelo lokusebenza.
Cishe izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu (amaphesenti angama-65) zithi zikholelwa ukuthi i-TikTok kungenzeka iqoqe imininingwane yomuntu siqu yabantu baseMelika iyenzele uhulumeni waseChina, kanti amaphesenti angama-56 athi kungenzeka avumele iChina ilawule lokho okuqukethwe abasebenzisi baseMelika abakubonayo.
Kukhona abukho ubufakazi obuqinisekile ukusekela izimangalo zaseChina, futhi iTikTok ifakazele kuCongress ukuthi ayizange yabelane ngedatha yabasebenzisi base-US nezikhulu zikahulumeni waseChina, noma ibavumele ukuthi bathonye izinqumo zayo zokuqukethwe.
Kepha okutholakele kusikisela ukuthi lezo ziqinisekiso azithintanga kakhulu izikhulu eWashington, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi umphakathi uwonke.
UKyla Cross nomyeni wakhe benze isinqumo sokufaka kuphela uhlelo lokusebenza kudivayisi yakhe hhayi eyakhe eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Isizathu sabo? Ukukhathazeka ngeChina.
“Wayefana, masingayidawuniloda kuzo zombili izingcingo zethu, masibe nedivayisi eyodwa yamahhala yaseShayina,” kusho uCros, uthisha womculo oneminyaka engu-28 eJackson, Mich. “Kunokukhathazeka ngokuthi bangabona ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zakho. .”
Angathanda ukuzwa okwengeziwe mayelana nezizathu zabenzi bomthetho zokufuna ukuphoqelela ukudayiswa noma ukukuvimba. Uma kuyingozi ngempela, konke kukahulumeni othatha izinyathelo ezilandelayo.
“Uma kufanele ngikhethe indlela eyodwa noma enye, ngizizwa sengathi ngiyayivala. Kungcono uphephe kunokuzisola. Besizobuyela eVine noma okuthize.”
Njengoba iWashington icubungula enye inkampani yezobuchwepheshe, ukuvinjelwa kweTikTok kungase kucasule ngokukhethekile abavoti bakwaMillennial noGen Z, namanje ukumelwa kancane kuCongress.
Ngokumangazayo, i-TikTok idume kakhulu kubantu abasha baseMelika, ngamaphesenti angu-59 abaneminyaka engu-18 kuya ku-34 ubudala abasebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza, uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angu-46 alabo abaneminyaka engu-35 kuya ku-49, amaphesenti angu-29 abantu abaneminyaka engu-50 kuya ku-64, kanye namaphesenti angu-13 alabo abaneminyaka engu-65 nangaphezulu. Abasebenzisi bayo futhi kungenzeka kube ngabesifazane, abangeMhlophe futhi bathole imali encane, ngokusho kwenhlolovo yeThe Post.
“Kunokunqamuka okukhulu phakathi kwabenzi bomthetho nobuchwepheshe obuningi obusha … futhi nge-TikTok, kulula ukuvele uthi, ‘Yivimbe, yithengise noma siyilawule’ ngoba akuyona inkampani yaseMelika,” kusho uRep. Jamaal Bowman. (DN.Y.), iTikTok yakhe eqinisekisiwe inabalandeli abangaphezu kwe-150,000, kwinhlolokhono.
Ngenkathi abambalwa abenzi bomthetho bekhulume bevikela iTikTok, a idlanzana labasebenzisi abaqavile bohlelo lokusebenza kuCongress sebezivikele, okuhlanganisa no-Bowman. Uthe iTikTok imsize ukuthi axhumane nabavoti abasha endaweni engenakho ukwehlukana kwezepolitiki kanye nezinkulumo ezinenzondo. An Umbiko ka-Okthoba owenziwe yi-DC-based think tank bathole ukuthi bangaphezu kuka-200 abantu abazongenela ukhetho ehhovisi likahulumeni neliphezulu basebenzisa i-TikTok ngesikhathi sokhetho lwango-2022, okuhlanganisa cishe oyedwa emikhankasweni emi-3 yeDemocratic Alliance.
Ezinye izikhulu zicabange ngokusobala ukuthi ukuvinjwa kweTikTok kungadala ukuhlehla kwabavoti abancane. Ku ingxoxo neBloomberg NewsUnobhala Wezohwebo u-Gina Raimondo ukhulume ngokuhlekisa ngokuthi uma uhulumeni elandela lokhu, “Osopolitiki kimi ucabanga ukuthi uzolahlekelwa ngokoqobo wonke umvoti ongaphansi kweminyaka engama-35, unomphela.”
USen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), obehola izingcingo kwiSenethi ukuthi zivimbe ngokuphelele lolu hlelo lokusebenza, wamukele ukuphawula, esho esigcawini ekuqaleni kwale nyanga ukuthi ezombangazwe akumele zibe “yisizathu sokuthi thatha izinyathelo ezinqala ngayo.”
UChris Schornak uke wabuka ukwabelana kwakhe kwe-TikToks esikhathini esidlule futhi uthanda nokuthi uhlelo lokusebenza lungamkhipha kanjani ngaphandle kwebhamuza lakhe. Kepha okuhle akwanele ukwedlula ubungozi ezinganeni nakuhulumeni waseChina, kusho yena. Le ndoda eneminyaka engu-53 ubudala yaseClinton Township, eMich., ifuna iWashington ithathele izinyathelo, noma ngabe iyavala noma iyaphoqa ukuthi idayiswe.
“Eyodwa noma enye, vele uyisuse ukuze amaShayina angakwazi ukuyilawula,” kusho uSchornak, umRepublican ozichaza ngokwakhe oyeke ukuhlola uhlelo lokusebenza. “Ubani owaziyo ukuthi yimaphi ama-trackers abangawafaka kulezi zinto.”
AmaRiphabhulikhi asekela ukuvinjelwa kwe-TikTok ngesilinganiso esingaphezu kwe-2-to-1 (amaphesenti angu-51 kuya kumaphesenti angu-21), nabantu abazimele basekela ngokufanayo (amaphesenti angu-48 asekela ngokumelene namaphesenti angu-23 aphikiswayo). Ukusekelwa kuphansi phakathi kwamaDemocrats (amaphesenti angama-33), ngamaphesenti angama-26 aphikiswa futhi amaphesenti angama-41 athi awaqiniseki. Izicelo zokuvinjelwa eWashington nasezweni lonke ziye zaqhutshwa kakhulu yizikhulu zeRiphabhlikhi.
Inhlolovo yePost ithola ukuthi amaphesenti angama-40 abantu abaneminyaka engu-18 kuya kwengama-34 bayakuphikisa ukuvinjwa kweTikTok, ngamaphesenti angama-28 asekela ukuvinjelwa kanti amanye amaphesenti angama-32 athi awaqiniseki. Ukuphikiswa kokuvinjelwa kohlelo lokusebenza kukhuphukela kumaphesenti angama-55 kubantu abadala abaneminyaka efanayo abasebenzisa i-TikTok, kuyilapho labo abangalusebenzisi uhlelo lokusebenza basekela ukuvinjelwa ngamaphesenti angama-48 kuya kwayi-18.
Eminyakeni engama-69, uFrank Flores cishe akuyena osopolitiki abamcabangayo lapho becubungula abavoti beTikTok-savvy. U-Flores, i-Democrat ethathe umhlalaphansi e-San Diego, uthi uhlale ethola izinto ezintsha kuhlelo lokusebenza futhi angabambeka ekuskroleni ihora.
Uthi izingozi ze-TikTok zishaywe indiva, futhi esikhundleni salokho angathanda ukubona osopolitiki begxile ekuvikelweni okubanzi kobumfihlo, eduze nalokho i-Europe enakho.
Abantu baseMelika abayiboni i-TikTok njengobudlova ikakhulukazi ekuqoqweni kwayo kwedatha yomuntu siqu, ngokusho kocwaningo, ngamaphesenti angama-34 athi iTikTok iqoqa idatha yomuntu siqu kunezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zezokuxhumana, amaphesenti ama-3 athi iqoqa idatha encane kanti amaphesenti angama-43 athi iqoqa “cishe.” inani elifanayo.” Phakathi kwabasebenzisi be-TikTok, amaphesenti angama-58 athi i-TikTok iqoqa cishe inani elifanayo ledatha njengezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza.
Ezinye izinhlangano zamalungelo edijithali zine ihlehliselwe emuva izingcingo zokuvala i-TikTok futhi waphikisa ngokuthi abenzi bomthetho kufanele bagxile ekudluliseni izindinganiso zobumfihlo zabathengi ukuze balawule zonke izinkampani zobuchwepheshe, hhayi lezo zamafemu aseShayina kuphela. Iphaneli iletha iTikTok isikhulu esiphezulu Chew ubelokhu ehola imizamo eNdlu yokudlulisa izindinganiso ezinjengalezi, osekuyiminyaka eminingi iboshiwe.
“Noma ngubani ocabanga ukuthi ukungangeni ku-TikTok kuzobavikela kokuthile unephutha elibi. I-Google, iMicrosoft, i-Amazon inakho konke abakudingayo kithi – mhlawumbe bayithengisela abafana eTikTok, ”kusho uFlores. “Ngicabanga ukuthi ilaphaya. Okwenziwe sekwenziwe.”
Ekupheleni kosuku, isikhundla sosopolitiki ku-TikTok ngeke simphazamise, noma kungaba buhlungu ukulahlekelwa yiso. “Lokho kuncane kwezinkinga zethu.”
Le nhlolovo yeWashington Post yenziwa ngoMashi 17-18, 2023, phakathi kwesampula kazwelonke engahleliwe yabantu abadala base-US abayi-1,027. Isampula yadwetshwa Ngephaneli Yemibono ye-SSRS, iphaneli yenhlolovo eqhubekayo eqashwe ngamasampula angahleliwe emizi yase-US. Sekukonke imiphumela inephutha lesampula lesilinganiso sokuhlanganisa noma ukususa amaphuzu angu-3.5.
