Blair Miller, Daily Montanan Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill Wednesday that is likely to make Montana the first state to ban the popular social media app TikTok and directed executive agencies to stop allowing employees to use any social media apps linked to U.S. foreign adversaries on state-owned devices …
Read More »In First TikTok, AOC Says Solution Is Not Ban But Strong Privacy Laws
Amid a national debate over whether Congress should ban TikTok, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday posted her first video on the social media platform to make the case for shifting the focus to broad privacy protections for Americans. The New York Democrat’s move follows TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew …
Read More »Members Of Congress Blast TikTok CEO As Bipartisan Support For U.S. Ban Looks Possible
Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor March 23, 2023 A U.S. House panel grilled TikTok’s CEO for more than five hours Thursday over the social media giant’s ties to China, and indicated there may be bipartisan consensus for a national ban on the platform. Members of both parties showed an unusual …
Read More »White House Demands Chinese Owner Sell TikTok Or Risk US Ban
The Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese parent company to divest itself of the popular social media platform, or it could face a possible nationwide ban, TikTok confirmed to news outlets this week. The Wall Street Journal said the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) had recently made the divestment …
Read More »Members Of Congress Sign Up For TikTok, Despite Security Concerns
Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company. At least 32 members of …
Read More »Attorneys General Want Apple, Google To Raise Age Ratings For TikTok
Louisiana Illuminator, Florida Phoenix Attorneys general from 15 states want Apple and Google to increase their age ratings for the social media application TikTok. They have sent letters to the companies’ CEOs that say states have the right to pursue legal action if age ratings for the app aren’t changed. …
Read More »Senate Passes Legislation To Ban TikTok From US Government Devices
The US Senate has once again unanimously voted to ban TikTok from all government-issued phones and other devices. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), was passed via unanimous consent late Wednesday, meaning that no member objected to the bill. The proposal would “prohibit …
Read More »Bipartisan Bill to Ban TikTok Introduced By Lawmakers
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL., on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation that would ban the popular app TikTok from operating within the United States over national security concerns. Rubio’s bill—the Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party, or ANTI-SOCIAL CCP …
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