Category: RESTRICT Act

IN-DEPTH: Legislation Intended to Ban TikTok Can Be a Double–edged Sword for US Citizens Freedom: Experts

May 11, 2023
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The Senate bill introduced with the intention to ban TikTok over security concerns could potentially infringe on U.S. citizens’ freedoms, according to a communication technology provider and experts. There are attempts to regulate communications tools due to threats posed by technologies connected to foreign adversaries, such as Chinese-owned TikTok, a popular video-sharing app with 150…

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Sen. Rand Paul Warns RESTRICT Act Would Allow Feds to Nullify First Amendment

May 5, 2023
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been a major critic of the RESTRICT Act, which has been sold to Congress and the public as a ban on TikTok. He warned that it would authorize the federal government to censor any online communications it deems subversive and would nullify the First Amendment. The popular social media app,…

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TikTok: America’s Do-Or-Die Moment With China

April 4, 2023
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Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Adi Robertson, The Verge’s senior tech and policy editor, makes an impassioned plea to not ban TikTok, China’s popular video-sharing app, on free speech grounds. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), speaking on the floor of the Senate on March 29, also raised First Amendment objections to a proposed TikTok prohibition. Nonetheless, it is…

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Dismiss China’s Threat of ‘Catastrophic’ Conflict

March 8, 2023
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Lawmakers from both parties hit back at China after the communist regime’s foreign minister demanded the United States stop viewing Beijing as a rival—or face consequences. On March 7, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) dismissed China’s threat and reminded the Chinese regime of its actions against the United States. “I’ll just point out this—$500 billion a…

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