The US Senate has voted for Joe Biden to introduce a bill that would force Chinese owner ByteDance to sell its claims to TikTok in the country within about nine months or face a ban. I decided to do it. The bill has already passed the US House of Representatives. This followed concerns that China could use the app to access and monitor Americans’ data. Joe Biden said he would sign the bill long before the U.S. Senate voted 79-18 in favor of it.
What did Marco Rubio say about this measure?
“For years, we have allowed the Chinese Communist Party to take control of one of America’s most popular apps, which has been dangerously short-sighted,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee. “The new law will require Chinese ownership.” Selling apps is good for America. ”
What does TikTok say about bans and data sharing?
TikTok said it does not and will not share U.S. user data with the Chinese government. The company also argued that the law constitutes a prohibition that violates users’ U.S. free speech rights and told employees it would immediately go to court to block the law. Reuters reported.
“We will continue to fight because this bill is a clear First Amendment violation of the rights of the 170 million Americans who use TikTok.…This is the beginning and not the end of this long process. No,” TikTok told employees.
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