March 13th, House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill,the protect americansForeign Adversary Control Applications Acttargeted at companies based in Beijing part time dance Sell TikTok within the next six months.
If this split doesn't happen, U.S. app stores will be forced to remove TikTok from their platforms. Lawmakers and Congress are concerned about the national security risks posed by TikTok, as the app can spread misinformation and misuse sensitive data of U.S. citizens.Prominent political opponents agree and pass 352-65 in the House.one of the few recent bipartisan decisions. President Biden also said: If the Senate passes it, he will sign the bill into law.
Why is it that the only partisan thing that polarized Democrats and Republicans seem to agree on, other than passing funding to keep the country from shutting down, is a bill to ban popular apps? Ironically, these politicians All over 25 years oldconsensus between opposing political parties. app It is mainly used by people under the age of 30.Topics of greater importance dominate the political landscape. war between russia and ukraine, of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, abortion and immigration. However, the hyper-partisan nature of today's political climate makes it unlikely that a broad range of issues with durable solutions will pass.
Despite these more pressing issues, the House of Representatives was able to settle on a bill regarding TikTok.
These lawmakers' primary concerns are national security and the American people's data and information. The law would separate TikTok from its parent company and prevent new users from downloading the app unless ByteDance can sell it. However, current users will still have access. The idea of restricting an important part of modern communication reflects the concerns of American politicians. Chinese Communist Party censorship.
meanwhile TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew hearing with House Energy and Commerce Committee, senator tom cotton grill chew Question about his nationality. Cotton could not understand that Chew was not a Chinese citizen, but a Singaporean veteran, or, as Cotton had researched, not a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Lawmakers repeatedly questioned Mr. Chu about the app and its software, but it became clear that he lacked understanding of the app and cybersecurity itself. For example, information about filters and parental controls. If legislators cannot understand the most basic tenets of cybersecurity, how can they effectively legislate?
We are in unprecedented times for national security. The constitution did not include provisions regarding the Internet or related issues.meanwhile If you sell or ban TikTok, ByteDance will no longer be accessiblewill not make a real difference in the long term for national security for all online. The new owner may continue to have access to the same user data and may unlawfully transfer that information. Social media is not going away. New apps like TikTok (keep in mind) vine?), may emerge to fill a gap in the market.
per houreDance can also pursue something similar.-A clone of TikTok itself. musical.ly The social media platform considered to be the predecessor of TikTok was acquired by ByteDance and later absorbed into TikTok. The Musical.ly account became his TikTok account, and a new but similar app once again dominated the social media market.
SMarket TikTok to the American baseED could only thwart Congress's concerns about Chinese ownership, which could realistically make matters worse by leading to monopolistic behavior by large corporations like M.eta and Google will have enough money to buy it. This could create antitrust opposition and harm U.S. companies themselves.
