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 […]
Congress to TikTok: Tick-tock, tick-tock … BAN!
Capitalism rewards success. Privately owned companies often succeed when they create things that people like, use, and value. The more people like, use, and value something through voluntary transactions, the more economic success it will have. That is the capitalist system. A free market where people are free to make their own choices, and the […]
US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner — but that’s easier said than done
U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok, but they also say they are giving the Chinese parent company an opportunity to continue operating TikTok. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is that TikTok fans in the U.S. can keep scrolling through their favorite social media […]
Rand Paul: Proposed TikTok ban ‘makes no sense’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the proposed ban on TikTok “makes no sense” ahead of a scheduled vote in the full House on Wednesday. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Paul said TikTok’s ban is similar to measures adopted by the Chinese government, the very threat such a ban purports to protect […]