The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if the company wants to keep the app in US app stores
namely, TikTok's actions that demonstrate a clear national security risk—conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment. Dr. Neal Dunn / @drnealdunnfl2 : Take or leave it! We are trying to remind everyone #TikTok has a choice here. They can divest from CCP-controlled ByteDance & remain operational OR side with the CCP and face a ban. If they really care about their users and small businesses... the choice should be easy! #FL02 Gus Bilirakis / @repgusbilirakis : TikTok's must divest from ByteDance, its parent company with undeniably strong ties to the CCP, as a matter of national security and to protect the sensitive data of all American users. John Bresnahan / @bresreports : New: The White House is backing a bipartisan bill to ban TikTok “unless the application severs ties to entities like ByteDance that are subject to the control of a foreign adversary,” like China. The bill is being marked up Thursday in the Energy & Commerce Cmte. Per NSC... [image] Gergely Orosz / @gergelyorosz : So odd that while China does not allow foreign companies to operate in their country (fair); India immediately banned TikTok in 2020 after confirming their citizen data was possibly used for spying in China (sensible); but the US & EU stood content knowing this is the practice. @piratewires : BREAKING: Bill to Be Introduced to Force ByteDance to Sell TikTok in a surprise announcement, a bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce a bill that forces tiktok's parent company to divest american tiktok operations by @metaversehell Today, a bipartisan group of... [image] Robin Hanson / @robinhanson : Who thinks this is mainly about access to “videos about Tiananmen Square”, relative to what nation controls a key tech firm? Noah Smith / @noahpinion : Note: When we say “Ban TikTok”, we actually just mean forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company. TikTok will still exist after we “ban” it, folks. It'll just also be able to show you videos about Tiananmen Square. Robin Hanson / @robinhanson : @Noahpinion Then this is a fight over who gets to suppress stuff, not a fight over whether suppression happens. Adam Ozimek / @modeledbehavior : @robinhanson @Noahpinion Maybe there is some different formulation for why this doesn't make sense as a policy, I am very sincerely open on this. I just don't think that a portfolio of suppression that includes CCP suppression is a good description of what consumers are thinking when they use tiktok @jason : Finally, the United States is taking the CCP spyware so many American are addicted to, TikTok, seriously. If the CCP doesn't divest fully, ban it immediately Common sense Congressman Kevin Hern / @repkevinhern : The CCP is using TikTok to spy on Americans & further expand their influence in the West. This is a national security threat that impacts every American - especially our young people. I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation. https://www.reuters.com/... Bill Bishop / @niubi : Guess TikTok policy hasn't read the bill? The bill seems clear that if tiktok is separated from its PRC ownership it can still operate in the us CathyMcMorrisRodgers / @cathymcmorris : Foreign adversaries—like China—pose the greatest national security threat to the U.S. of our time. With apps like TikTok, these countries are able to target, surveil, and manipulate Americans. This week, @HouseCommerce will lead to protect Americans and our national security. Dan Crenshaw / @dancrenshawtx : No one is trying to disguise anything. We want to ban TikTok. You're correct. Dr. Neal Dunn / @drnealdunnfl2 : I don't think “ban” is the right way to describe it. Noah Smith / @noahpinion : [image] Mike Solana / @micsolana : 1. it is definitely not a ban 2. a ban would be great, however Brendan Carr / @brendancarrfcc : TikTok is beholden to the CCP, spied on Americans, and has hidden the truth about personnel inside Beijing accessing sensitive U.S. user data. TikTok's argument that the First Amendment somehow requires the U.S. to allow this security threat to persist is false. Here's why 🧵 @committeeonccp : Actually, the bill incentivizes TikTok to remain in America. You just have to separate from your parent company that is controlled by a genocidal, communist dictatorship actively threatening Americans. It's your choice. You have the ‘Freedom.’ Rep. Mike Collins / @repmikecollins : “Seethe and cope.” [image] Josh Hawley / @hawleymo : How about Americans' right to be free from espionage by the Chinese Communist Party? Or their right to keep their kids safe? Or control their personal information? @jason : Bullshit! We just don't want the CCP having a back door into 100m Americans phones... ... and if you want to operate TikTok here, let Facebook, X and Snapchat operate in China Daniel / @growing_daniel : Cry more [image] @tiktokpolicy : In their own words: “No one is trying to disguise anything. You're correct — we want to ban TikTok.” - @RepDanCrenshaw “I am proud to join Chairman Mike Gallagher in introducing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to finally ban TikTok in the United States.” - @RepStefanik “I am proud to partner with Representatives Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi on this bipartisan bill to ban the distribution of TikTok in the US.” - @RepChipRoy Bill Bishop / @niubi : may have been overly cynical about this latest congressional effort to deal with TikTok. From @PunchbowlNews this AM.."Not only is the Biden administration sending these officials to brief the committee but the White House provided lawmakers with technical assistance when they... [image] @repgallagher : “This is my message to TikTok: break up with the Chinese Communist Party or lose access to your American users. America's foremost adversary has no business controlling a dominant media platform in the United States.” - Rep. Gallagher Forums: r/technology : Lawmakers have a new plan to force ByteDance to sell TikTok | A bipartisan bill would give the company a six-month window to divest or face a ban in US app stores. BeauHD / Slashdot : Bipartisan Bill Could Force ByteDance To Divest TikTok