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House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok (updated)
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:38 pm
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat.
The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.
TikTok, which has more than 150 million American users, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese technology firm ByteDance Ltd.
The lawmakers contend that ByteDance is beholden to the Chinese government, which could demand access to the data of TikTok’s consumers in the U.S. any time it wants. The worry stems from a set of Chinese national security laws that compel organizations to assist with intelligence gathering.
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A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps and highlighting unresolved fears that TikTok may pose a Chinese government spying risk.
The measure that sailed unanimously through the House Energy and Commerce Committee would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform — used by roughly 170 million Americans — is quickly spun off from its China-linked parent company, ByteDance.
If enacted, the bill would give ByteDance 165 days, or a little more than five months, to sell TikTok. If not divested by that date, it would be illegal for app store operators such as Apple and Google to make it available for download. The bill also contemplates similar prohibitions for other apps “controlled by foreign adversary companies.”
It’s the most aggressive legislation targeting TikTok to come out of a congressional committee since company CEO Shou Chew testified to lawmakers last year that the app poses no threat to Americans.
“Today, we will take the first step in creating long-overdue laws to protect Americans from the threat posed by apps controlled by our adversaries, and to send a very strong message that the US will always stand up for our values and freedom,” said Washington Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the panel’s chair.
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TikTok is mounting a push against the bill, including trying to mobilize its user base.
The company has served some users with full-screen pop-ups in the app warning that the bill “strips 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.”
“This will damage millions of businesses, destroy the livelihoods of countless creators across the country, and deny artists an audience,” reads the notification, a copy of which was reviewed by CNN.
The call to action concludes with a link prompting users to dial their members of Congress and express their opposition to the bill. Multiple congressional staffers told CNN Thursday that House offices are being flooded with phone calls — in some cases in the hundreds — amid the campaign.
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This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 9:49 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
They'll just move to youtube shorts or some other competitor.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
Can’t wait for China to respond by banning…
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:but only if congress can make money on the stock
the US will always stand up for our values and freedom
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
Would fix the nurses shortage.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
I wish Tik Tok would go away, but I think a governmental ban on anything is a slippery slope.
On the other hand, cocaine and heroin were once legal, and are now illegal, so it has happened before.
The article says ban on downloads- what about the millions of users that already have the app?
At the end of the day, this likely won't pass or will get overturned in the courts
On the other hand, cocaine and heroin were once legal, and are now illegal, so it has happened before.
The article says ban on downloads- what about the millions of users that already have the app?
At the end of the day, this likely won't pass or will get overturned in the courts
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:43 pm to RLDSC FAN
Not much of a conspiracy theory, but I'm all for banning something that farms Americans' data for a foreign nation
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:44 pm to StTiger
Can we throw in Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter (X) and all that stuff?
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:49 pm to RLDSC FAN
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is quickly spun off from its China-linked parent company, ByteDance
I thought they already tried to make them do this. Though that may be been one of executive branch departments and now their using the legislative branch.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:50 pm to SaintEB
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Can we throw in Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter (X) and all that stuff?
those aren't owned by Communist China
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:52 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
What exactly is so bad about tiktok?
Other than the obvious dumbing down of people. Is there some sort of security risk or something?
Other than the obvious dumbing down of people. Is there some sort of security risk or something?
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:54 pm to RLDSC FAN
I think we should just ban the internet.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:55 pm to RLDSC FAN
But we still can't get any movement on marijuana?
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:56 pm to poochie
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Other than the obvious dumbing down of people. Is there some sort of security risk or something?
Posted on 3/7/24 at 3:58 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Nancy must have bought more meta stock
Posted on 3/7/24 at 4:00 pm to jdd48
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But we still can't get any movement on marijuana?
Just smoke your fricking dope bro, nobody gives a frick.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 4:03 pm to poochie
quote:China doesn’t even allow TikTok.
What exactly is so bad about tiktok?
They have their own version, but it is heavily regulated for those under 14, requiring child safe locks and only 40mins of screen time per day.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 4:06 pm to RLDSC FAN
As long as I can still watch trashy whores do trashy whore things on Instagram then I have no problem with it.
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 4:06 pm
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