Lawmakers Pushing For Vote To Ban Tik Tok This Weekend

Okay, Democrat lawmakers have once again gathered together to push a bill.

This time they’re pushing hard to ban Tik Tok.

And by now we should know that it’s never for the interest of We The People.

Do you really think Democrats are that concerned about China?

That makes zero sense and doesn’t line up with how they’ve been very friendly toward that communist regime.

So why are they’re making sure it’s getting fast-tracked to Congress this weekend?

What else is at play?

What’s their angle?

They’re set to have a late night vote about it this Saturday.

I may not use Tik Tok but I really like what’s happening over on that app.

The good news is that the TT is no longer about dancing nurses and mouthing along to songs.

It’s morphed into sharing red pill anti-globalist infomation and pro-family, anti-feminist videos.

Liberals can’t handle it.

This is the kind of stuff that has been going viral on TikTok. Conservatives who want to ban the app don’t know what they’re doing.

Letting women easily compare different life choices might not work out the way liberals hope. pic.twitter.com/DN43Zwe3QS

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) January 22, 2024

And the corrupt system that controls us isn’t happy about it.

So the media keeps writting hit pieces, targeting anything remotely close to God’s way.

Looks like Tik Tok was originally a weapon for propaganda and to spy on Americans.

But now it’s been taken over by conservatives and they’re using it powerfully to sway the youth to a better way.

So naturally it needs to be banned.

In my opinion, TikTok should not be banned in the USA, even though such a ban may benefit the 𝕏 platform.

Doing so would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression. It is not what America stands for.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 19, 2024

They want to ban Tik Tok because people are sharing information/truths.

It’s not all dumb kids participating in fads. There are a lot of people waking up to the govt corruption & sharing it.

THIS is why they want to ban it. Not because of “China.” https://t.co/JqFCUnDE5n

— oldhouselover (@oldhouselover1) April 19, 2024

CNET reports:

After weeks of being bogged down, legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok is being fast-tracked by lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and could be approved by Congress soon.

The measure would require the popular social media platform’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell TikTok to a buyer deemed fit by US officials. The measure is being attached to an aid package for Ukraine and Israel that’s scheduled for a Saturday vote in the House. After that, it would need to pass the Senate. It’s unclear when that could happen, but at least one major outlet is reporting that a Senate vote could take place as soon as next week.

In a statement posted on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, TikTok said it’s “unfortunate” that the House “is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the U.S. economy, annually.”

The House originally passed legislation in March that would’ve led to a ban unless TikTok was sold off within six months, but the measure failed to gain traction in the Senate. The version currently being considered would extend that time period to nine months, with a potential for an additional three-month extension.

Lawmakers in both political parties have long voiced concerns that the popular video app, which has more than 150 million American users, could be a threat to national security and could be used by the Chinese government to spy on Americans or spread disinformation to further China’s agenda.

TikTok continues to deny those accusations. Ahead of the March vote on the previous legislation, TikTok rallied its US users, calling on them to urge their representatives on Capitol Hill to vote it down.

If the legislation does go into effect and TikTok is ultimately banned, experts say the unprecedented move would undoubtedly prompt legal challenges from free speech advocates, the tech industry and others, especially in the absence of any direct evidence showing Chinese government ties or surveillance.

So what’s next for lawmakers and TikTok? Here’s what you need to know.

What would the bill do?

The bill is aimed at forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok to a buyer that American officials are OK with, as well as guaranteeing that ByteDance no longer has access to US user data or control over the TikTok algorithm that decides what videos American users see.

If TikTok doesn’t comply within nine months of the bill taking effect, the government could require the removal of its app from US app stores. Under the new legislation, that time period could potentially be extended to a full year.

Who else opposes the bill?

Free speech and digital rights groups, as well as some security experts, have long opposed the idea of a ban, saying that singling out TikTok doesn’t do anything to solve the broader problems with social media as a whole.

Instead, they argue that lawmakers would be better off passing comprehensive digital privacy laws that would protect the personal information of Americans by stopping all social media companies from collecting it and selling it to data brokers.