(Again?) I’m unclear about the unique national security risk Washington believes Tik Tok to be. The questioning from members of congress last week showed they are clueless about social media so I’m not convinced. (Emptywheel has some thoughts on that question.) Be that as it may, I am very sure of the political risk that banning tik-tok will bring to the Democratic Party and I don’t know if these people are savvy enough to realize it. This article spells it out: For Chris Mowrey, a TikTok creator who posts popular videos focused on politics, the app represents more than just a platform: It provides a sense of community for his generation, connecting like-minded users and motivating them to take action. TikTok had a “massive influence on young people getting out to vote” in the 2022 midterm elections, Mowrey argued to me in an interview, particularly for those Democratic-leaning voters who may have felt isolated in a red state or area. “When you can connect in a short-form video in a community, where you have all these comments of people saying, ‘It’s not pointless, I live here,’ or ‘I agree,’ it almost gives you this sense, like, OK, maybe we can get this thing done. And it drives you to make a decision, like going to the voting booth,” he said. Mowrey, a 21-year-old student at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, is one of many TikTok creators who have carved out a place for themselves on the app; he’s amassed more…