Published March 15, 2024
During portions of an interview with the Fox News Channel that took place on Thursday and was aired on Friday’s “Special Report,” 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump said “there’s a danger to banning” TikTok “with freedom of speech.” And “what can you do is, let them sell TikTok, let them sell it in the market, maybe get a good price, maybe not get a good price, I don’t know, but take it away from China control. But I think China controls Facebook,” as well.
Kurtz said, [relevant remarks begin around 2:30] “After the House voted to overwhelmingly ban TikTok if it doesn’t cut ties with its China-based parent company, Trump told Fox News why he no longer favors a government ban that he pushed as President on national security grounds, citing the free exchange of ideas.”
He then played a clip of Trump saying, “But there’s a danger to banning it with freedom of speech. I found Facebook to be extremely dishonest. And what would happen is, if you ban TikTok, if you take it away, we have a new concept, but if you take it away, those people are going to go into Facebook. And Facebook, in my opinion, was worse than TikTok by a lot.”
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SOURCE: www.breitbart.com
RELATED: Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next?
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that could force the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance to divest from the company — or face a ban.
Many US legislators and the White House believe that the sale of TikTok to a ‘qualified buyer’ – likely a Western company – would cut off Chinese influence [Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]
Published March 14, 2024
The US moved a step closer to banning TikTok after the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday calling for the app’s Chinese developer ByteDance to divest from the company or be booted out of US app stores.
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, receiving 352 votes in favour, and only 65 against.
Many House legislators have argued that the app could allow the Chinese government to access user data and influence Americans through the wildly popular social media platform’s addictive algorithm. The White House has backed the bill, with President Joe Biden saying he would sign it if it passes Congress.
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SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com
RELATED: Which countries have banned TikTok and why?
Published March 14, 2024
Many countries are concerned about TikTok’s security and the platform’s ties to China. The United States is the latest to push for a ban.
Australia has become the latest country to ban TikTok from federal government devices, as concerns grow over the privacy and security of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app.
The United States, Canada, Britain and New Zealand – which form with Australia the so-called “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing partners – have all taken similar steps against TikTok in recent weeks.
