https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-protestors-astroturf-ban-rally-in-dc-1850261777

由二十多名TikTok内容创作者组成的一个火热的联盟星期三聚集在美国国会大厦外，强烈反对越来越多的立法者要求在全国范围内禁止使用TikTok内容。 每个抗议者的费用都由TikTok支付。

SNS发言人通过发给Gizmodo的声明确认,支付了创作者的旅费。 据《连线》报道，这些费用包括酒店、旅游、用餐和穿梭机等，其中一些人前往全国各地参加集会。 约30蒂克托克影响力人士参加了抗议活动，据报道，他们每人被允许携带自己的+1。 大约十几个出席者告诉Wired，他们本身并没有得到参加活动的报酬，但是几乎所有的参与者都接受了公司为酒店房间付费的建议。 这次重要的集会是在众议院能源和商业委员会（House Energy and Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Committee）举行听证会前夕举行的。 在听证会上，两党议员对TikTok首席执行官寿子周（Shou Zi Chew）进行了近5个小时的盘问。

A fiery coalition of more than two dozen TikTok content creators gathered outside the steps of the nation’s capitol Wednesday to fiercely oppose growing lawmaker calls for a nationwide ban. Every one of those protesters had their expenses covered by TikTok.

The spokesperson for the social media firm confirmed that it paid for the creators’ travel expenses in a statement sent to Gizmodo. Those payments, according to a Wired report, covered the hotel, travel, meal, and shuttle rides for the creators, some of whom traveled across the country to attend the rally. Roughly 30 TikTok influencers attended the protest and each of them was reportedly allowed to bring their own plus one. Around a dozen of the influencers in attendance told Wired they weren’t paid to attend the event per se, but nearly all of those accounted for accepted the company’s offer to pay for a hotel room. The critical rally took place on the eve of a highly anticipated House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing where lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew for nearly five hours. 

Opinion :

As China has done always, This China company hired and paid to the people for their own show

中国一如既往地雇用人民参加他们的演出