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Another L for China
Another L for Communism
Another L for Dumb Brainwashed Zoomers
Another W for America
Another W for Capitalism
Another W for free-thinking adult patriots
Tech Policy
House passes potential TikTok ban that could speed through Senate
By tying the renewed crackdown to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill could move quickly through Congress
By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Taylor Telford
Updated April 20, 2024 at 6:31 p.m. EDT|Published April 20, 2024 at 1:25 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/20/tiktok-ban-vote-house-passes/
House lawmakers escalated efforts to restrict video-sharing platform TikTok, renewing pressure on the Senate by advancing a bill Saturday that would force the company to be sold or face a national ban as part of a broader package sending aid to Israel and Ukraine.
The unorthodox maneuver could expedite the crackdown’s path through Congress, where negotiations had slowed after an earlier attempt hurtled through the House last month. With growing support in the Senate, the legislation appears more likely than ever to become law.
The move represents one of the most significant threats to the U.S. operations of the wildly popular app, which is used by roughly 170 million Americans, but whose China-based parent company ByteDance has long sparked national security fears in Washington.
TikTok is “a spy balloon in Americans’ phones” used to “surveil and exploit America’s personal information,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Saturday as he introduced the measure for debate.
Another L for Communism
Another L for Dumb Brainwashed Zoomers
Another W for America
Another W for Capitalism
Another W for free-thinking adult patriots
Tech Policy
House passes potential TikTok ban that could speed through Senate
By tying the renewed crackdown to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill could move quickly through Congress
By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Taylor Telford
Updated April 20, 2024 at 6:31 p.m. EDT|Published April 20, 2024 at 1:25 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/20/tiktok-ban-vote-house-passes/
House lawmakers escalated efforts to restrict video-sharing platform TikTok, renewing pressure on the Senate by advancing a bill Saturday that would force the company to be sold or face a national ban as part of a broader package sending aid to Israel and Ukraine.
The unorthodox maneuver could expedite the crackdown’s path through Congress, where negotiations had slowed after an earlier attempt hurtled through the House last month. With growing support in the Senate, the legislation appears more likely than ever to become law.
The move represents one of the most significant threats to the U.S. operations of the wildly popular app, which is used by roughly 170 million Americans, but whose China-based parent company ByteDance has long sparked national security fears in Washington.
TikTok is “a spy balloon in Americans’ phones” used to “surveil and exploit America’s personal information,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Saturday as he introduced the measure for debate.
