One day after a bill that could lead to <\/a> of TikTok in the United States passed the House of Representatives, the company is doubling down on its strategy of urging users to call lawmakers. The app began pushing new in-app messages to users asking them to “tell your Senator how important TikTok is to you\u201d and to \u201cask them to vote not on the TikTok ban.\u201d<\/p>\n The new alerts are the second such message TikTok has pushed to users about the bill. Prior to the House vote, the company <\/a> to call their representatives in the House. The step may have backfired as lawmakers accused the company of trying to \u201cinterfere\u201d with the legislative process as Congressional offices were reportedly overwhelmed with calls, many of which came from somewhat confused teenagers.<\/p>\n The latest notifications are even more direct. \u201cThe House of Representatives just voted to ban TikTok, which impacts 170 million Americans just like you,\u201d it says. \u201cNow, if the Senate votes, the future of creativity and communities you love on TikTok could be shut down.\u201d Like the previous alerts, users can choose to \u201ccall now,\u201d and the app will find phone numbers if a zip code is provided.<\/p>\n