Republican lawmakers tell Biden to get off TikTok
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rep. Troy Neals (R-Texas) on Monday urged President Biden to lead by example over the national security threat posed by Chinese-owned apps. He called for a temporary suspension of the campaign’s use of TikTok. Despite the president’s failure to sign into law last week a bill requiring Chinese government-backed company […]
Banning TikTok has nothing to do with the constitutional right to free speech
TikTok’s CEO comes after President Biden signed a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to withdraw from the app or face a ban in the United States. Mr Hsu Chu has vowed to fight the case in court.Social media company spokesperson Said They argued that the law was unconstitutional because it “trampled on the […]
The overreaching TikTok ban could also harm US industry
For all interpretations over time, First Amendment to the United States Constitution “Congress shall pass no law abridging freedom of speech or of the press.” This is in stark contrast to recently enacted laws. Act to protect Americans from regulatory applications by foreign adversariesits more than 1,800-word content targets TikTok and appears to be doing […]
China threatens retaliation for Taiwan, TikTok law signed by Biden
China announced on Monday that it would force its own ban in the United States after President Biden recently signed a bill to provide foreign aid to Taiwan and force the China-based owners of TikTok to sell their app or face a ban in the United States. It has threatened to take “decisive and strong […]
TikTok only focused on ‘front door’ when hiding US user data: ex-workers
In the face of a U.S. ban, TikTok has publicly claimed that U.S. users’ data is isolated from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, but two former employees of the highly addictive social media site say otherwise. claims. Patrick Spalding Ryan, former head of security and engineering at TikTok, said: told Fortune The company was unable […]
Nyack graduate Nick Cassano finds hilarious niche in his TikTok fame
Nick Cassano was bored to the core. We all were. Remember? Remember in the middle of a pandemic? With nowhere to go and nothing to do, I just watched endless TV shows and stared out the window. For many of us it was daunting. Nick Cassano decided enough was enough. Nick Cassano and his father […]
‘A political tool’: The recent TikTok ban could still help Democrats in the 2024 presidential election
new york post report A bipartisan effort to sell TikTok from its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, included a move that could help Democrats in the 2024 presidential election, officials said. The bill, passed last week as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, gives TikTok nine months to break away from Chinese-owned ByteDance or […]
TikTok goes on offense against lawmakers who voted for a ‘ban’ while keeping accounts
TikTok is singling out lawmakers who voted for a bill that puts into motion a forced sale or a ban of the popular application in the United States while also having accounts of their own. The new bill, passed this week as part of a foreign aid package, would give the Biden administration another chance […]
‘Very Un-American’: Anti-Biden ‘Vampire’ Slams President Over TikTok Bill, Says He’s Hurting Small Business Creators
Social media “vampire” content creator Hellie Schweizer slammed President Joe Biden over his support of legislative provisions which could ban TikTok, stating Friday on Fox News that, because of the ban’s perceived harm to small business creators, she won’t be throwing her support behind the president. Schweizer appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss her […]
RFK Jr. threatens to challenge TikTok ban: It’s just a ‘smoke screen’
As efforts to block the video app in the United States became a reality earlier this week, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened on Friday to challenge a possible ban on TikTok. Kennedy: “I intend to file a lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on constitutional grounds.” wrote on social media platform. “Don’t be […]