TikTok ban opponents pin hopes on Senate
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Opponents of legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States are pinning their hopes on the Senate as the House readies to send a major foreign aid package to the upper chamber. The legislation would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the popular app or be banned in the U.S., and it is part of a foreign aid bill the House is expected to pass in a Saturday vote. The House has already approved similar legislation, but the new language differs from the previous measure in an important way. It would extend the timeline for ByteDance to sell TikTok from 6 months to roughly a year, a change that moved Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) to support the bill. TikTok, its impassioned users, and some lawmakers are continuing their crusade against the ban. TikTok had been aggressively advertising against the ban after the House passed legislation earlier this year, doubling its ad spending to $4.5 million at the end of March. Proponents of the ban argue that it is necessary to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from accessing American user data, which they worry could be used to spy on users or manipulate their interests. TikTok has pushed back strongly on allegations that the app poses a national security threat. Some opponents of the ban argue that lawmakers have not provided evidence that China’s government is weaponizing the app and that the bill infringes on the right to free speech. The battle over the ban is likely to end up in court, just like prior attempts under the Trump administration and in states to ban TikTok that have been blocked. The bill would grant the president authority to designate other apps under the control of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea as national security threats. Some Democratic senators have signaled they are willing to consider backing the legislation.
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https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4605969-tiktok-ban-opponents-pin-hopes-on-senate/
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