The Israel-Gaza war has again placed TikTok at the center of a heated argument over the globally dominant social media app’s risks and power, with critics saying the popularity of pro-Palestinian videos on the app is more evidence that the app should be banned across the United States. But TikTok creators and social media experts say the reality is more nuanced: that an app with more than 1 billion users globally, including 150 million in the United States, is destined to offer multiple sides to big debates, especially one where positions are sharply divided by age.
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