Spies, lies, and TikTok ties exposed
Did you know that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance also produces movies? The company’s studio in Beijing is near the headquarters of China’s Ministry of State Security. This is a good thing because while ByteDance is streaming billions of individuals onto their screens via TikTok, it is also building an artificial intelligence infrastructure run by Chinese […]
These Republicans voted against the Trump-opposed TikTok bill
On Wednesday, 15 House Republicans voted against a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to withdraw from the popular app or face a U.S. ban. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support but faced opposition from former President Trump in recent days. Despite previously vowing to ban TikTok and ordering ByteDance to remove […]
What’s at stake for TikTok as Congress moves to force a sale
A closely watched House vote on Wednesday passed legislation that poses the biggest threat to date to TikTok’s presence on the roughly 170 million mobile phones in the United States. The bill in question would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it sells its U.S. operations within six months, and passed last week in the […]
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Ban TikTok in U.S.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban TikTok if it is not divested from its Chinese parent company. the house I voted 352-61-1 HR 7521, Protecting Americans from Foreign Enemy Control Applications Act. The bill was opposed by 15 Republicans and 50 Democrats, demonstrating strong bipartisan interest in curbing TikTok’s […]
Greene cites her Twitter ban in opposing TikTok bill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) cited an earlier ban on Twitter, the platform now known as X, in opposing a bill to ban TikTok on Wednesday. “I stand up today as the only member of Congress who has been banned by social media,” Greene said on the House floor as the House prepared to vote […]
House easily passes bill that could ban TikTok
The House of Representatives passed a bill to ban TikTok by a vote of 352-65. Voting on Wednesday puts the focus in the Senate on what to do with a controversial bill that has President Biden’s support. One councilor voted present. The Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries law will force TikTok’s China-based […]
TikTok one step closer to US ban after House overwhelmingly approves divestment bill
House lawmakers on Wednesday ordered ByteDance, which is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, to withdraw from TikTok within six months, despite mounting national security concerns and outcry from passionate fans. , passed to force popular social media apps to be banned in the United States. The Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Enemies […]
China says TikTok ban would ‘come back to bite the United States’
China warned on Wednesday that a possible ban on TikTok “will come back to bite the US.” The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday morning on a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the video-based social media app or face a ban in the United States. “The United […]
U.S. House Vote to Decide Fate of China’s TikTok on Wednesday
The House of Representatives will vote on a bill Wednesday that would force the controversial app TikTok to sever its ties with Chinese parent company ByteDance or be banned in the United States. The bill poses the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app, which has become wildly popular around the world. TikTok has come […]
Steve Bannon bashes Donald Trump for opposing TikTok ban
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon jumped on Donald Trump for his opposition to banning TikTok. It has been suggested that his former boss’s opposition may be motivated by billionaire donors with large stakes in the Chinese-owned app. Bannon, who was fired as a White House adviser after critical quotes about the then-president were published […]