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Developing: The House of Reps Members has Voted to ban the TikTok Social Media Application Platform In the United States
They are set to pass a vote to ban TikTok in the United States, as most of the lawmakers in Washington might not understand that TikTok is controlled by US intelligence agencies and possibly not China.
Before now, virtually most of the Tiktok users in the United States banned in TikTok across the US were banned for exposing or criticizing the US government including journalist Glenn Greenwald who has been banned for some time now
The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness about its Chinese ownership and its potential subservience to the Communist Party in Beijing.
The lawmakers in the United States voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, it in a rare moment of unity in politically divided Washington.
“Today’s bipartisan vote demonstrates Congress’ opposition to Communist China’s attempts to spy on and manipulate Americans, and signals our resolve to deter our enemies,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said after the vote.
“I urge the Senate to pass this bill and send it to President Joe Biden, so he can sign it into law with an immediate effect, banning TikTok in the US. ,” he added.
But the fate of the bill is uncertain in the more cautious Senate, where some key figures are apprehensive of making such a drastic move against one of the fast-growing social short video sharing platform that has 170 million US users alone
Speaking, most of the reps members believe President Joe Biden will sign the bill, known officially as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, into law if it comes to his desk, the White House revealed.
“This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it’s a ban,” said a spokesperson for TikTok in a statement. “We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use our service,” the spokesperson added.
It also gives the president power to designate other applications to be a national security threat if they are under the control of a country considered adversarial to the US.
The renewed campaign against TikTok came out of the blue to the company, after the Wall Street Journal reported, with TikTok executives reassured when Biden joined the app last month as part of his campaign for a second term.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is in Washington, trying to stop progress on the bill from getting to the desk of Mr President. Should finally be banned in the US, the Trump factor, China warned on Wednesday that the move will “inevitably come back to bite the United States.”
“Although the United States has never found evidence that TikTok threatens US national security, it has not stopped suppressing TikTok,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, condemning it as “bullying behavior.”
Republican lawmakers approved the bill, in an unusual act of defiance against Donald Trump. In a turnaround from his earlier stance, Trump on Monday said he was against a ban on the fast-growing Social Media, mainly because it would strengthen Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, which he called an “enemy of the people.”
When Trump was president, he attempted to wrest control of Tiktok from ByteDance but was blocked by US courts, he even tried to buy it before setting over TrueSocial
“I think it will die in the Senate,” said Representative Nancy Mace, a Trump ally. “This is not our job to do this.” we can't clap down on Freedom of speech, no is not our way of doing things
Other efforts to ban TikTok have failed, with a bill proposed a year ago getting nowhere largely over free speech concerns. Similarly, a state law passed in Montana banning the platform was suspended by a federal court on the suspicion that it violated constitutional free speech rights.
Meanwhile, TikTok staunchly has denied any ties to the Chinese government, as well as to the US CIA, and has restructured the company so the data of US users stays in the country with independent oversight, the company says. Sign Up to AfricaChoice for more. Stay on
They are set to pass a vote to ban TikTok in the United States, as most of the lawmakers in Washington might not understand that TikTok is controlled by US intelligence agencies and possibly not China.
Before now, virtually most of the Tiktok users in the United States banned in TikTok across the US were banned for exposing or criticizing the US government including journalist Glenn Greenwald who has been banned for some time now
The legislation is a major setback for the video-sharing app, which has surged in popularity across the world while causing nervousness about its Chinese ownership and its potential subservience to the Communist Party in Beijing.
The lawmakers in the United States voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, it in a rare moment of unity in politically divided Washington.
“Today’s bipartisan vote demonstrates Congress’ opposition to Communist China’s attempts to spy on and manipulate Americans, and signals our resolve to deter our enemies,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said after the vote.
“I urge the Senate to pass this bill and send it to President Joe Biden, so he can sign it into law with an immediate effect, banning TikTok in the US. ,” he added.
But the fate of the bill is uncertain in the more cautious Senate, where some key figures are apprehensive of making such a drastic move against one of the fast-growing social short video sharing platform that has 170 million US users alone
Speaking, most of the reps members believe President Joe Biden will sign the bill, known officially as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, into law if it comes to his desk, the White House revealed.
“This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it’s a ban,” said a spokesperson for TikTok in a statement. “We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use our service,” the spokesperson added.
It also gives the president power to designate other applications to be a national security threat if they are under the control of a country considered adversarial to the US.
The renewed campaign against TikTok came out of the blue to the company, after the Wall Street Journal reported, with TikTok executives reassured when Biden joined the app last month as part of his campaign for a second term.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is in Washington, trying to stop progress on the bill from getting to the desk of Mr President. Should finally be banned in the US, the Trump factor, China warned on Wednesday that the move will “inevitably come back to bite the United States.”
“Although the United States has never found evidence that TikTok threatens US national security, it has not stopped suppressing TikTok,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said, condemning it as “bullying behavior.”
Republican lawmakers approved the bill, in an unusual act of defiance against Donald Trump. In a turnaround from his earlier stance, Trump on Monday said he was against a ban on the fast-growing Social Media, mainly because it would strengthen Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, which he called an “enemy of the people.”
When Trump was president, he attempted to wrest control of Tiktok from ByteDance but was blocked by US courts, he even tried to buy it before setting over TrueSocial
“I think it will die in the Senate,” said Representative Nancy Mace, a Trump ally. “This is not our job to do this.” we can't clap down on Freedom of speech, no is not our way of doing things
Other efforts to ban TikTok have failed, with a bill proposed a year ago getting nowhere largely over free speech concerns. Similarly, a state law passed in Montana banning the platform was suspended by a federal court on the suspicion that it violated constitutional free speech rights.
Meanwhile, TikTok staunchly has denied any ties to the Chinese government, as well as to the US CIA, and has restructured the company so the data of US users stays in the country with independent oversight, the company says. Sign Up to AfricaChoice for more. Stay on