Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores, arguing that no company subject to “dictates” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) should be allowed such broad access to American audiences or harvest their data. Bennet made the appeal in a Feb. 1 letter to Google…
Sen. Bennet Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok From App Stores
February 2, 2023
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Beijing Promotes Rice Bran as Food Amid Famine Fears
Does China have enough food to feed its people? After months of summertime flooding in recent years and a three-year COVID-19 lockdown that locked farmers inside their homes and away from their fields, the Chinese Communist Party says the country has reaped bountiful harvests for the past 13 years. But at the same time, it’s…
Capitol Report: Federal Workers Possibly Involved in Massive Unemployment Fraud; Sen. Ernst Calls for Investigation
Thousands of federal workers are accused of defrauding COVID-19 unemployment benefits. A senator is calling for an investigation. President Joe Biden is touting infrastructure money in Baltimore, as the Justice Department says it’s working to brief lawmakers on classified documents. Former President Donald Trump is on the campaign trail again, with some strong words for…
GOP Lawmakers Hawley, Buck Introduce Bills to Ban TikTok From All US Devices
January 25, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Jan. 25 introduced the “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” to prohibit the Chinese-based app from being downloaded on all U.S. devices and ban commercial transactions with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has introduced a companion legislation in the House. In recent months, more than half…
LIVE NOW: NTD Business (Jan. 25): Threat of Ban Could Spur TikTok Sale; Calif. Wants to Tax Rich Even After They Leave
Gas prices are on the rise again. What’s behind it, and where is it going next? A farm group is calling to investigate record-high egg prices—saying price gouging could be to blame. California lawmakers are proposing a new bill to tax the rich, even after they’ve left the state. They say it’s to reduce income…
NTD Business (Jan. 25): Threat of Ban Could Spur TikTok Sale; California Wants to Tax Rich Even After They Leave
Gas prices are on the rise again. What’s behind it, and where is it going next? A farm group is calling to investigate record-high egg prices—saying price gouging could be to blame. California lawmakers are proposing a new bill to tax the rich, even after they’ve left the state. They say it’s to reduce income…
University of Wisconsin System Bans TikTok Use on System Devices
MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System officials said Tuesday that they will ban the use of TikTok on system devices. System spokesman Mark Pitsch told The Associated Press about the move in email statements. Nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company. Earlier this month, Democratic…
Sen. Josh Hawley to Introduce Bill Banning TikTok From US
January 24, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is introducing legislation to ban social media app TikTok from distribution in the United States. Hawley announced the bill on Twitter early Jan. 24, saying that the app gives China’s communist regime a means of violating the privacy of Americans, including children. “TikTok is China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives,” Hawley said….
Maine Joins 28 US States Banning TikTok From Government Devices
January 20, 2023
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Maine has become the latest state to ban TikTok from state-owned devices that connect to the government network. The video-sharing app is owned and operated by ByteDance, which is a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020. More than 28 U.S. states and the federal government have banned the popular app from state-owned devices….
Comply With EU Rules or Face Ban, Breton Tells TikTok CEO
STOCKHOLM—Chinese social media company TikTok could face a ban in the European Union if it does not step up efforts to comply with EU legislation before September, the top official overseeing the EU’s internal market told the company’s CEO on Thursday. TikTok needs to bring its business in line with the EU’s Digital Services Act…
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