Bill that could ban TikTok in US advances in House. Lawmakers explain what it does

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) talk to CNN's Jake Tapper about the House Intelligence committee advancing a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps and highlighting unresolved fears that TikTok may pose a Chinese government spying risk.
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[@dywang32]

Doesn't Facebook, Instagram, Google, etc. operate all over the world? Are those companies a danger to the world?

[@politicsplant]

No they don’t

[@solomonKachi7000]

they do they are all over the world and influence other countries with westernization @@politicsplant

[@TheOceanMan-xc7qp]

difference is they can't control Tok Tok

[@solomonKachi7000]

they are used all over the world @@politicsplant

[@ilovetech8341]

all of them are meddling with our elections with fake bot farms

[@disruptapps]

As a web developer I will tell you anyone with the skills and a server can build a 'TikTok' - what's the government going to do - force anyone who can code and owns a server to register with the government and give 100% access to client's data and encryption keys? Make developers and software companies pay million dollar licensing fees that stipulate any moment inspections of the software, code, servers, etc? The problem with social media isnt 'social media' - its the fact American culture is in decline and Americans have no self-discipline and live in a 'look at me' culture. You can't pass laws to fix your culture.

[@user-kf5qf4op1i]

What sets TikTok apart from any "web developer" is their incredible suggestion algorithm. Can't copy that, Meta tried and failed.

[@gac5700]

Are you a code monkey? TikTok is valuable because it has a large market share, large dataset, and maturity. This is being banned because it is linked to foreign interference

[@FMmffmFM]

But Chinese government forces all of its companies to share the data with it. It's not good for you to have an enemy own all of yours personal data

[@disruptapps]

@@roaster86 that's one of my projects

[@nonebefore389]

All this bill does is give Companies like Facebook a monopoly on data collection in the US. American data brokers sell all this info to foreign countries on a daily basis, yes even hostile ones. Facebook wants to be the only middle man when it comes to peoples data, that is why this is a bill getting bipartisan support both sides of the isle get campaign contributions from companies like Facebook and google. If congress wanted to do something good for people it would make laws about data privacy. It would ban companies from collecting and selling data across the board, then it wouldn’t matter who owned a company. But they won’t do that because then American tech companies won’t get there billions and politicians won’t get their millions in kickbacks and contributions.

The most disgusting thing is that they also force Apple and Android app stores to ban downloads of TikTok, just like they did to Huawei. The bottom line of the United States is that there is no bottom line and no standards. Standards and laws can change at any time. There is even special legislation to take away TikTok. Is the United States the world’s beacon of democracy? freedom of speech? It's all a joke.

[@ilovetech8341]

I agree. we need a better solution to hold companies like FB over their election meddling

[@vg_grover4828]

@@ilovetech8341ban them next :)

[@s.d.h.3t981]

Bunch of warmongers

[@martindejesusraya3820]

😂❤🇺🇸 Thank you

[@mersifullwolf4054]

Who? China? Yeah

[@glenbolderson9279]

What idiocy.

[@feng443]

A comparable bill from China would be ask Apple to server relationship to US headquarters in order to continue to sell iPhone in China.

[@user-uo9eq9fj1l]

Yes it would be. Just like nuclear war threats may mean nations obtain nuclear weapons, digital warfare is also a concern for nations. Believe it or not, the US government should rightfully be concerned about the security of US citizens. Letting the CCP control digital infrastructure and information in the US, is obviously a security risk.

[@mersifullwolf4054]

Apple isn’t a threat

[@2pink1stink]

Then also shut down the NSA doing the same thing on a grander scale.

[@laurapottie1090]

That is why you need to stay away from temu too

[@user-fed-yum]

Tell us you are a racist without telling us you're a racist. 🦤🫏🧟❄️

[@Tola5657]

But there have cheap stuff with poison

[@Nola50]

Ikr? I feel like the ccp is trying to brainwash us and quite frankly mocking us with those ridiculously shallow commercials

[@SexyUndisputed2All]

Scared of low prices and competitors? How communist are you?

[@KaiseruSoze]

Yes. temu could just be another part of the Chinese party. How can you tell the difference between a chinese corp and a "project".

[@justinbreedlove8835]

I dont use tick tock but US companies do the same exact thing that they're complaining about. I believe no company should be able to use people's data and there should be a bigger push for that

[@slicktheslickster]

Like KZbin? "Google may be collecting far more personal data and information than you might realize. Every search you perform and every KZbin video you watch, Google is keeping tabs on you. Google Maps even logs everywhere you go, the route you use to get there and how long you stay, no matter if you have an iPhone or an Android. It can be eye-opening and possibly a little unsettling looking into everything Google knows about you. "

[@juderamnarine5617]

With you on that.

🇺🇸💙👍

[@peterlongprong7521]

Translation of this TikTok bill story: US Gov: "Only we wan to be able siphon and control mined data from our slaves...uh, our citizens !"

[@DeeSage]

There is an intelligence war or a so-called cold war 2.0 between the states and China. There has been evidence that china is collecting US citizen's data to manipulate the information they consume. China sees America as aggressive, America sees China as aggressive. It is that simple. Remember the spy balloon story?

[@IIIIthruXII]

This is the 1000th time hearing about tik tok being banned, but there are worst issues at hand.

[@TheBreezy703]

Facts got inflation multiple wars etc yet they worried about a app they don't cause no harm

[@PleaseGetReal]

China should force the sale of all Yankee fast food companies by this logic !

[@EvetheMedium]

its not even about the information they collect.

[@davidromney4150]

It's a trap!

[@aspiringvoiceactor645]

I don't see them banning onlyfans 😆

[@TheBreezy703]

Fkn facts

[@robertwllin6856]

In the name of national security concern, to do highway Robbery. Please give out the evidence of Chinese government involving colleting Tiktok data.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

The government should stay out of the media

[@bullpup1337]

exactly. Get the Chinese government out of TikTok!

[@MarkMoon-mw1bh]

The Chinese government doesn’t think so.

[@kaichang2059]

⁠@@bullpup1337have you ever seen any contents from Chinese government?

[@bullpup1337]

@@kaichang2059 oh yes tons. Not produced by them, but they have a lot of propagandists working for them, including Westerners. The China Show regularly showcases (and mocks) their productions. But the most insidious effects are indirect influences they hold over content creator. Remember the NFL apology-to-China debacle?

[@camilasmithson5410]

@@kaichang2059 Remember all those clips stating that the Uyghurs are bad? Those were directly funded by the CCP.

[@leok7193]

Yeah, spreading the same lies on domestic social media is much safer 🤦‍♂️

[@user-xz2vn7jo6c]

literally

[@jackknife7839]

i dont see the connection

[@SeanBeansDad]

It actually is, China would destroy us all if they could, why wouldn't they do it digitally

[@bigvaxmeanie925]

Someone tell these "law makers" what a vpn is

[@Drayonis]

The average person doesn't even know what a VPN is

[@michaelhanson3509]

by installing the app you agree to allow the app to see everything on your phone if they choose to. That's what they are worried about.

[@iLoveAppl3947]

@@michaelhanson3509pretty much every app does that? WhatsApp included and yet they use it daily

[@ConservaitveTruth_Teller]

@@michaelhanson3509 That's true of every app, even just the Operating System of your phone. It tracks everything you do and is stored for a min of 2 years by law.

[@MarkSmith-vo1vn]

@@michaelhanson3509you do realize that is for literally every app.

[@freddycantillo1993]

They violated area rights

[@defy3076]

I still don't understand how an app that was made in China that the Chinese don't even use was allowed in the US. Alarm bells should be ringing here.

The servers cannot be located in China, and even those who want to use them in China cannot use them. The auditors are also Americans. TikTok’s shareholding structure is 60% owned by American-dominated global investors, 20% owned by employees, and 20% owned by parent company ByteDance. , TikTok is essentially an American company, but the U.S. government and the capital behind it cannot fully control this media, and neither can the Chinese government. It’s as simple as that. There is a lot of negative news about China and a lot of negative news about the United States on TikTok. It is one of the most neutral platforms and the freest platform in the world.

[@ThomasBeltz66]

Anyone that doesn’t like TikTok doesn’t have to use TikTok. This is not about Chinese ownership, read the bill! This is about Facebook, Instagram, and KZbin eliminating their competition. As well as having access to your ring camera.

[@jerusalem7050]

Children do not make that logical thinking.

[@user-vj4ih9pp9z]

You do know that google, facebook, x, youtube, etc are all banned in China right? So why have tt in USA?Poor Tommy, no more tiki tiki.😂😂

[@ThomasBeltz66]

@@user-vj4ih9pp9z i’ve never used TikTok. You’re an idiot.

[@ThomasBeltz66]

@@jerusalem7050 don’t buy your child a smart phone.

[@Hendry_D]

Crazy how I never downloaded the app 😭😭

[@jacksonpaul167]

Imagine our president uses tiktok, and so are most congress

[@Leshic2]

@@jacksonpaul167 Lie. Reported. March, 2023, Biden signed into law that this app would be illegal to have on their government issued phone. Look it up.

[@cyjgta1208]

Show me his account link 😮

[@pauldeanda4985]

Me either, until now! I just opened an account this morning, bc of our government trying to ban it.

[@LMGunslinger]

I could see this getting squashed in the Supreme Court

[@pauldeanda4985]

Hopefully!

[@Chris-qb9uy]

Banning TikTok and not firearms sounds outrageous🤦🏽‍♂️

[@mersifullwolf4054]

TikTok is a threat our firearms are our defence

[@brbadge]

A lot of people are gonna be very upset by this.The governmental is clueless. If TikTok wanted to keep their following they need to do what they want them to do. But I'll be damned if I'd want the government to control the content.

[@defy3076]

So you'd rather have the chinese government control your content instead?

[@politicsplant]

Would you rather the Chinese government control it? Because that is the current situation.

[@rko1095]

You are going to pss off a lot of Gen-Zers.

[@Cubeytheawesome]

Good.

[@JC-tq8gm]

So. If you look at the quality of our youth, we could do with a little bit maintenance. If the Chinese won't let their kids watch it, why on earth would we think it's a great idea to give it to ours? $$$$ is why.

[@geoffreyrosadocertifiedbos3385]

I'm gen z and yes it will enrage us

[@jackknife7839]

Really, if that is true, then I agree (but its not money i think)@@JC-tq8gm

[@joeljong931]

You all did not listen , the main point is changing/forcing ownership to US controlled company. The nonpolitical content will not change and we mostly agree US movie/web content is better than Chinese media in both entertainment and freedom of speech.

[@mutucurry9071]

America can go ahead and bans TikTok , TikTok will never be sold to united states ... period

[@dr_chicken5911]

Imagine if the Internet was officially turned Off? Dang, How long would it take folk to Normalise??? The Movie Wall-E is a Prediction that Actually Came True!!!

[@ben_pettit_4264]

No joke….we have been saying the EXACT same thing these last few days! I’ve been wanting to rewatch the movie Wall-E lately to be honest. Seriously though, kind of scary if you really think about it.

[@mrglasecki]

Might suggest a ban of X

[@jacksonpaul167]

Trust someone is thinking about that too.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

X still banned in China

[@mersifullwolf4054]

Why?

[@mrglasecki]

@@mersifullwolf4054 Elmo is the queen 👑 of disinformation and free speech only if it's his racist hate conspiracies being pushed

[@ViviKitsune]

Wait, wouldn't that mean that Libs for TikTok would be... canceled?

[@StephanieDonelow]

They will get over it.

[@ArthurJason-Constantine]

It’s ridiculous.

[@michaelschaefer3124]

Trump is threatening our democracy and even tried to steal the last election but these clowns are worried about TikTok😂

[@mhall801]

Snores💤💤💤💤💤💤

[@michaelschaefer3124]

@@mhall801 thank you for the kind words😁

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

We are not a Democracy.

[@mhall801]

I would have been kinder if your words were accurate. 🤪

[@michaelschaefer3124]

@@mhall801 where am I wrong... where do you get you news?

[@Raquater]

Banning TikTok but not assault firearms. I really don't understand it

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

No such thing as Assault Firearms.

[@chrislee8363]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Congratulations on being dumb.

[@drowningpooralice5505]

Define what you mean by "assault firearms" because that's not really a thing.

[@KaiseruSoze]

@@rogerbrownreacts8528 The term orginated during WWII E.g., AK47 M16 etc. are ASSult Rifles. Where do you get your "information".

[@QuietJagung]

Is there anyone who still believes there is free speech?

[@LMGunslinger]

We're not going to censor what they say, we are just going to chose who gets to speak.

[@JC-tq8gm]

Or maybe what country gets to influence our kids?

[@democracydignityhumanrights]

⁠@@JC-tq8gmbe a better parent, kids don’t need smartphones and tablets, bring back touching grass. Instead of banning tiktok maybe we should create a child neglect law around iPad parenting. You can never completely control the internet and stop kids from accessing things you don’t want them to if you give them the tools to do that, smart phones, tablets, their own computers to use unsupervised, etc. Be a better parent.

[@JWConvoBroadcast]

Doesn’t Google do the same thing?

[@ilovetech8341]

all of them. all are manipulating our votes with algorithms

[@velshock]

Wonder how much the competition paid for this

[@JC-tq8gm]

Says someone that has done 0 research on this app.

[@elei417]

Who paid them to write this since 6 month ago ? !

[@christopherhaynes8101]

Hol up did he just say Grindr has government officials information 😂

[@davidwhite8045]

Today being Thursday 03/07/2024 is the day that Donald J Trump is required to post the bond in the Ms Carrol case and I believe that only the Judge Kaplan can change this fact and he has just denied. This is a wonderful day for America.

[@ThePreEminent]

DID HE!!!! OMG!!! I AM DANCING!!!! I want to see hgis face when his bank account is stripped of cash... OMG HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sigsire9054]

Thank you David

[@user-vk9dz4zq6u]

Remember when O.J was supposed to pay his victims of a double murder s families 33.3 million dollars? Remind us all of how much of that he has paid so far .

[@Nola50]

Wonderful! Unrelated to this there's a Party at my pad when that traitor finally goes to prison!! You're all invited!

[@Viviorkogaming]

@@user-vk9dz4zq6u, remember OJ doesn’t have money. Trump owns various properties and the state will collect. Like your ex with child support.

[@user-bv4ln7eu8h]

Good...its a shame how that app has dumbed down young people.

[@user-ox5tk1vi8b]

And they're focused on social media instead of focusing on bjg things going on in the world? Shmmm

[@user-bv4ln7eu8h]

@@user-go8vi5lb6u ...those too...thats why there's so many.

[@b1njjj95]

It's also spread awareness about issues and educates young people more than schools do. There are a lot of content creators on TikTok that devote a lot of their time to educating the masses on history, laws, budgeting, relationship red flags, life skills, etc. I used to think it was just another dumb distraction until I saw TikTok videos being posted to KZbin about a lot of historical facts and other useful facts.

[@idkidk8278]

I dont use TikTok but I will download and use it everyday if its banned

[@TheBreezy703]

Sound stupid

[@StephanieDonelow]

You won't be able to download it if it gets banned ,Silly.

[@idkidk8278]

@@StephanieDonelow Silly Willy, the internet is bigger and more complicated than you know. Of course it will fail if they ban but the ones that really want to use it will do soo

[@posthocprior]

Assume everything that was stated, in favor of the ban is true, then why let Bytedance sell an app in the US without regulation? That is, why let it get to the point that it has 175 million Americans using it?

[@shawnanderson6313]

Cause we are a free market unlike China.

The servers cannot be located in China, and even those who want to use them in China cannot use them. The auditors are also Americans. TikTok’s shareholding structure is 60% owned by American-dominated global investors, 20% owned by employees, and 20% owned by parent company ByteDance. , TikTok is essentially an American company, but the U.S. government and the capital behind it cannot fully control this media, and neither can the Chinese government. It’s as simple as that. There is a lot of negative news about China and a lot of negative news about the United States on TikTok. It is one of the most neutral platforms and the freest platform in the world.

Because the US government and the capital behind it cannot control TikTok, TikTok’s parent company cannot control the video sharing algorithm, which is the asset of TikTok’s parent company. TikTok has many users not only in the United States, but also around the world. The U.S. government is using their monopoly on the Apple Android platform app store to ban downloads of TikTok. If TikTok’s parent company does not sell shares and algorithms, the United States will use the Internet to ban TikTok entirely.

[@bluetextbooks]

Great idea. Also, focus on bipartisan legislation.

[@seanmccartney5177]

AGREED! Use the SCOTUS as an example

[@Nola50]

Lol

[@hangten1904]

It would mean KZbin and Instagram would flood their apps with retarded reels. I missed the time when KZbin was only for videos and videos where recorded horizontal not vertical and Instagram was strictly for images. These reels will be a distraction to a distraction.

[@andrewneblock4103]

Bipartisan legislation only benefits the wealthy and powerful, because serving them is about the only thing both parties can agree on.

[@seanmccartney5177]

@@andrewneblock4103 Noticed that did you

[@MC_E_Music]

0:50 I have been a Democrat for a long time I cannot think of the last time I saw a Republican and a Democrat in the same interview on CNN talking about something productive that will actually be beneficial and not a republican fighting a Democrat during a live interview

[@RaptureSR]

This is up there when AOC and Marco Rubio co-authored a letter to Activision-Blizzard, which I believe was also about the company having ties to China. You know you messed up if AOC and Marco Rubio work together to tell you that you're doing something bad. I feel like that's what we're seeing with TikTok now. If there's anything both sides agree on, it's Chinese influence in the American market being bad.

[@KaiseruSoze]

but ... where's the blood?

[@ohscheisse2192]

This is how it should be.

[@paulkern7229]

I would bet there are a lot of people out there, both Republicans and Democrats - who don't find this bill either productive or beneficial but rather the product of a bunch of out of touch idiots who don't know a VPN from a hole in the ground.

[@ambrose816]

When it comes to China, we have to be united. Ban tik tok

[@skinthekat0530]

I would never waste 5 sec on Tiktok but I gotta feeling a lot of voters would freak over this.

[@amolpatravali6913]

But you spend it here on KZbin. It's all the same

[@brbadge]

Why? There's alot of great content. I know I've become a better cook because of it.

[@nameisprivate5429]

@@amolpatravali6913it’s an age thing. (IMO) Tic tok is likely ages 12-30 (the majority….of course there’s older people on it too) and KZbin has a majority of older people because this was our “tic tok” in that sense so we stick to the rivers and lakes we are used to :) I’m sure there are also young viewers here on KZbin as well but I’d think the majority are 30+ My kids always watched “KZbin kids” because I didn’t allow tic tok til they were a lil older. My 11yr old watches tic tok on my phone sometimes but she doesn’t have a phone of her own to sit and watch it for hours. My 14yr old watches but her screen will go dark after a time :) she knows not to start it til she’s got time to use her screen time up in one go.

[@ArthurJason-Constantine]

@@amolpatravali6913It’s not the same. Each individual has their own platform.

[@curatewife]

No- the dems will literally lose everyone under 30…. This is crazy.

[@howdydoo9148]

This is ridiculous

[@bullpup1337]

what’s ridiculous is that a CCP propaganda platform is allowed to operate freely in the US

[@JC-tq8gm]

Says the person that can't watch enough tiktoks. lol

[@priscillaferguson267]

The only reason this administration is so adamant on banning Tic Toc is because our own sms can’t even compare or compete again. If the concerns are center around children and their access to it, BLAME THEIR PARENTS. What the hell are they doing not controlling their own children’s internet access! Clearly misplaced blame!

[@Schumilex5]

Blame someone else but look the other way from the real problem lmao.

[@markjett899]

If this bill passes women are going to lose their damn minds 😂

[@TheBreezy703]

Not my big titties nooooo

[@Wikinomad]

Not my Grindr 😫😭

[@DakotaFord592]

❤❤

[@jayncece1]

😢😢😢

[@TheLooking4sunset]

Tiktok is pretty bad and all social media should be 18+

[@user-rc9nf4gx3g]

Old people. Always wanting to tell people what to do

[@mjmystic2164]

​​@@user-rc9nf4gx3g you are using a fake account. Being a coward. Go figure

[@lucindadrake7460]

Have you even used the app?

[@theduder2617]

@@user-rc9nf4gx3g Young people. Refusing education while possessing no usable life experience to speak of, entirely unable to think critically, with little to no common sense nor attention span, causing them to flock to the most mindless and useless content on the internet. Could be learning a useful skill. Could be trying to figure out how to adult once the mommy and daddy train runs dry, which it will. But no. Instead, only interested in 30 second loops of ignorance on a platform whose owner(s) have proven they are far less than morally responsible and more than likely outright criminal. Adults tell children what to do because children are incapable of thinking for themselves and must be guided if they are to grow into a useful adult human being. Now, head on back to your schoolwork, for you have a whole LOT of learning to catch up on.

[@mnmtwo]

agreed too much children are influenced by these shitters

[@Thedrummaman76]

So is your word against theirs. *Sighs and pulls out reading glasses*

[@flygirlfly]

My employer bans Tiktok on any devices that are used to access our company site. In other words; if I want to check my work schedule -- I can't have t.t. app on my phone/tablet

[@pauldeanda4985]

That is your employer’s right, bc it’s a private business and their company website. Nothing wrong with that.

[@flygirlfly]

@@pauldeanda4985 which is fine with me, since I've never been on tiktok. Get a lot of annoying ads, though.

[@jacksonpaul167]

Some people are making a living from tiktok

[@StephanieDonelow]

Too bad.

[@b1njjj95]

And TikTok actually does a better job educating the masses on important topics than schools or news outlets do.

[@Heavilybrokn]

Grindr being mentioned on CNN was not on my Bingo card!

[@kevinkaylagarrison6876]

Wait, what kind of app is Grindr?

[@FortuneCookieLies]

Also, why is this more important than the budget deficit bill? It just seems like a shakedown. If you wanted to, nationalize that part of it and have it fund Social security and medicare. Oh wait, you would rather give the American people shallow opporuntities and short term thinking by giving a lottery.

[@CrashTv3166]

Think the government need to worry about what’s going in our yard

[@simiyik]

Not republicans using Grindr as a talking point 😂

[@disdoncable]

He's a Democrat, oh wise one

[@JC-tq8gm]

Or Biden using his power to shut down people's social media accounts (remember Elon's release of the Twitter files?). 1st amendment violation if I ever heard one. What happened to Biden over this? Nothing of course, the left does not get prosecuted.

[@mr.v3061]

As a European, i think this is silly. Simply make a better app or wait... Eventually these apps rise and fall.

[@ryleneguiltry8873]

Well, the EU does in fact strongly regulate US techs so...I don't see the difference with the US possible regulation of tik Tok with the real tensions between the countries and in the Pacific.

[@mr.v3061]

@@ryleneguiltry8873 i agree with regulation. But first they were talking about simply banning.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

That's a dumb take that missed the issue entirely. It's not about the quality of the app but the quality of national security.

[@mr.v3061]

@@holstorrsceadus1990 sir, if China can conquer the US with a social media app, then just surrender already. Then they win.

[@KingBowser77766]

Thank God, I Never download that app

[@pauldeanda4985]

I just did, just bc of our government trying to ban it!

[@stevenlee5138]

Did he say grinder. lol

[@A.I.Friends]

What is a Tik Tok influencer?

[@titanman8302]

Young lady, I'm an old man and didn't hear that term until about 2 years ago. So, your question makes me realize I'm not totally lost from civilization. 😉

[@pauldeanda4985]

The same as any other “influencer”! “Famous/popular” people who fools follow and apparently do as the influencer/popular person tells them to do a/o followers emulate, such as singers, tv personalities, actors, singers, and such.

[@ryanmalone2681]

Oh my god, I was surprised how satisfying it was to watch an anchor questioning politicians talking policy, opposed to politics, about getting important things done. Running government isn’t sexy or entertaining, but is important and great to see substantive discussion which is sorely missing these days of not even having primary or presidential debates.

[@user-fed-yum]

Except these guys are actually ventriloquist dolls. How easy are you to fool, thinking this isn't 100% politics. Also, stop watching Fox News, it makes your brain 🧠 rot 🧟 Trump. Freedom. Pick one.

[@PeytonWind]

Haha, no kidding. This reminds me of the Schoolhouse Rock cartoon showing how a bill becomes law. The example they used involves school buses stopping at railroad tracks before proceeding. The law had to do with safety and wasn't really political.

[@Nola50]

I feel like they're trying to convince us to think what they want us to think

[@ryanmalone2681]

@@Nola50 Yeah dude, that’s the point of a debate or an interview on policy.

[@Nola50]

@@ryanmalone2681 I'm talking specifically about this interview

[@caseydonofrio1610]

How about we focus on term limits for all of you in government. I think clearly you all have too much power.

[@alandewhirst7211]

HAHAHAHA THEYRE LIKE GRINDR IMPLICATES WAY TOO MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS 😆😆😆😆

[@London60797]

I hope!

[@jacksonk.swaffardiii7820]

This message is brought to you by AIPAC 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shawnanderson6313]

Huh?

[@jacksonk.swaffardiii7820]

@@shawnanderson6313 Both are AIPAC PUPPETS. What's the 'huh" ???

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

In Switzerland where I'm from, issues like this would very likely be put to a public referendum. That way the people can vote on the issue that directly affects them. We don't always rely on the whims of our politicians to create the changes we deem necessary, so we feel more agency over the issues.

[@prashanthsubburam1605]

Swiss people will also probably vote to keep there banking secrecy laws (which hide Black money from across the world) if its ever put into referendum, so public opinion is not always do good but it’s a non national security issue like adoration then yes I do think refendum is great.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

@@prashanthsubburam1605 Don't knock our banking system just cause you can't do the same. Given the opportunity and the ability, you would too. And let's dispense of the whole notion that "black money" is what it's all about. I don't deny that some individuals or organizations have used it for that, but that's not what our system was really built on. We're a landlocked nation with little natural resources, so we build on our strengths, which is administrative and financial systems. Whatever we're "guilty" of doesn't even come close to many countries in the world who likes to claim that they're civilized. Btw, we have voted on issues with national security implications. Like when we decided to keep mandatory military service. The only downside to a direct democracy like ours is if the populace is an uneducated reactionary people who would make decisions based on low information assumptions. Fortunately, that's not us. So for the most part, it just works 😄

[@tylerclayton6081]

This is why elected officials are better than people voting on issues in referendums. People would vote to not ban TikTok, a lot of people like it. But that doesn’t change the fact that Tiktok is a national security threat. It’s owned by the CCP. It has been used to spread anti American and anti western propaganda. And it could be used by our enemy to spread whatever BS they want to millions of gullible Americans that don’t know any better. Most people just believe what they see on social media

[@JC-tq8gm]

You do not have the same type of government we do, nor do you have the same freedoms we have. So I'd say stay out of it. When you have a Constitution and a Bill of Rights like ours, come join the conversation.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

@@JC-tq8gm🤣It's amusing that you think you actually have freedom or agency, instead of the appearance of one. But whatever keeps you sleeping soundly at night.

[@L33TBOOM]

Ukraine: WTF bro?

[@Icykzppl]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mhall801]

Trump❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Gamer-fy8qm]

People who are against the ban never address the issue of national security, but engage in whataboutism in a futile effort to misdirect from the issue at hand, national security. I, for one, wholeheartedly agree with the bipartisan bill to ban tiktok, and hopefully soon to be temu as well.

[@SexyUndisputed2All]

Like the USA spying on its own citizens and the whole world?? 😆 🤣 😂

[@jayyy5270]

They already hack into power grids, water plants, and major companies databases. Why not have the ability to develop profiles for half the country. Use an AI to create social insurrection at the same time as physical. I agree that is the risk. If TikTok is banned some replacement would come without too much delay. I am somewhat afraid of the slippery slope here, but I'm fine drawing a line at Russian Or Chinese based nationwide databases on half of the American population.

[@ArizonaSquatch]

😂🤡

[@ArthurJason-Constantine]

Why temu. Are u guys all crazy.

[@SexyUndisputed2All]

@ArthurJason-Constantine whitey (US, Europe, Australia all fear china and Japan and Korea. They control the last two but can't and won't china. Thus the constant media hit jobs on china like they did to Japan in the 80s. Gung ho, 16 candles, rising sun....

[@distantshores3554]

That would be a good thing.

[@harryape9059]

What? No more Nyquil Chicken or Fried Toothpick recipes?

[@jesteravrgjoe2888]

I agree with the ban.

[@noneshere]

Definitely a 1st amendment violation under American constitutional law.

[@ambrose816]

Correct 👏

[@Leshic2]

Ban it.

[@iLoveAppl3947]

Why? KZbin steals your data hence you see so many tailored ads based on your Google searches... WhatsApp can see your data as well and i'm pretty sure you use both of them... i think they want to ban TikTok for a reason... They can't control it... This "China" insecurity is old enough... this is the same move like they did to Huawei

[@MK-651]

Ban it

[@mutucurry9071]

' Almost 5,000 people have died in U.S. gun violence so far in 2024 ' - ABC News 16 February

[@robertmeyers3640]

Probably unconstitutional. It will be challenged.

[@JC-tq8gm]

By a Chinese lawyer bent on the destruction of our youth. They won't even let their own kids watch the version they give our kids.

[@drx3373]

Unconstitutional to ban a company influencing our youth that is controlled by a hostile adversary. That might as well be a gun, psychological warfare is warfare.

[@jackknife7839]

don't think it is, imho; but unfortunately wont pass.

[@CaelinCadell]

Let's ban OnlyFans next

[@ambrose816]

Ban tik tok and also encourage European countries to do the same.

[@tenm9]

Ban tiktok and temu now in the U.S.!🇺🇲

[@maxinewest2191]

Very interesting news coverage.

[@jasonballard649]

Do not bandit do not bandit no no no no

[@Shining237]

Fear-Based Propaganda

[@andin3720]

I mean China already bans American social medias. It’s only fair to return the favor.

[@JC-tq8gm]

Is it fear based that they just busted a Chinese spy in Google's AI department? That they buy up our farm land around sensitive military and industrial locations? They own a bunch of land. Several states have now banned them from owning this type of land.

[@coffeegator6033]

Do it.

[@spooky9030]

Everything happens for a reason…. Interesting..

[@3lement2010]

Lmaoo. The government is really busy trying to ban tiktok and not trying to ban guns. This country has it priorities mixed up.

[@lf3361]

It's a NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM, certain semi automatic guns should be banned

[@SlicedZucchini]

going to ban something that I only just learned about a year ago only because of the news and really only have a basic understanding of what it is? No problem for me haha

[@ConservaitveTruth_Teller]

A lot of folks on that app fact check and troll Conservatives, so the GOP has been hellbent on banning it, slinging all sorts of conspiracy theories as their reasoning.

[@dutchvanderlinde5004]

Tbh the government shouldn’t be banning social media. Imagine if Trump tried to do this to everyone but Truth Social.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

If Civil war is gonna break out in the US, it's not gonna be for any kind of social or political issues. But because the US government bans tiktok 😋

[@t.r.williams9841]

Don’t they have more important issues to deal with? 🤔

[@SeanBeansDad]

How is this not important? Did you just hear about this for the first time?

[@t.r.williams9841]

@@SeanBeansDad there are homeless veterans sleeping on the streets, a bill to keep the government open still has not been agreed on. The border is in crisis. So, I ask again don’t they have more important issues to deal with? 🤔

[@heatherpayne1995]

​@@SeanBeansDadit's not important. All the shit these politicians are complaining about happen on domestic social media apps too.

[@Gamer-fy8qm]

The difference is that the domestic apps are owned by the US, while tiktok is directly owned by the CCP. Even an elementary schooler would know this poses a serious national security risk.

[@SeanBeansDad]

@@t.r.williams9841 Let's just ignore the fact that the app is overseen by the Communist Party of China and is directly streamlined into your families brain with zero oversight

[@lucindadrake7460]

Oh my gosh! We have more free speech on TikTok than we have in any other place!

[@SleepyArchaeology-kg4vl]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kathycournoyer5868]

Really? Go on yours and call "MAPS" what they really are, let's see how much free speech will you have.

[@nonya.bizness]

what does that even mean?

[@JamesScar-eo1ch]

Awww, if everyone's on tik tok you won't be able to control what they read see and hear...gotta get them folks back on Facebook huh.

[@vio2112]

Ban it!

[@higherspirit1]

We should vote out congress!

[@JoffreDon]

Good. Also ban child gambling on games too.

[@ricodiaz7636]

Good,

[@antoniaoliver8268]

Tiktok is no different than Google. Just sayin'. If you don't want your data mined then don't use the apps. Pretty simple. A ban is a no go for me.

[@kimberlyrosetti2001]

I will never vote for a congress person who bands tictoc

[@Inthetubwithat6]

To hell with tick tok bring back Vine