Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, on Sunday called the lobbying campaign against legislation that could ban TikTok “disgusting,” pointing specifically to the involvement of former members of Congress. “There is an unprecedented lobbying campaign. They’re really weaponizing the swamp against legislative action,” Gallagher said in … Read more
For Canadian comedian Darcy Michael, TikTok became a way to not only share his standup routines, but also build a community with those on the app. But for U.S. lawmakers and Canadian security officials, the app poses a significant threat both to privacy and national security because its parent company ByteDance is Chinese-owned. As the … Read more
The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok, despite an ongoing national security review of the company. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne was asked at a press conference Friday whether Canadians using the app, including parents whose kids are obsessed with TikTok, should be worried. “The answer is no. And I think Canadians … Read more
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) clashed on air Thursday over a potential TikTok ban in the United States and the ownership of the company. Paul joined Kilmeade on “Fox & Friends” just after the House passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., handing the Senate the task … Read more
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation on Wednesday that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. If enacted, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would force ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based parent company, to sell the app or be banned from U.S. app stores and web hosting services. Here are five things … Read more
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he is putting together a group to buy TikTok after the House passed a bill that would require the app’s China-based parent company to divest or face a U.S. ban. “I think the legislation should pass, and I think it should be sold,” Mnuchin said on CNBC’s … Read more
By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted March 14, 2024 9:37 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Liberal government ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. The revelation comes after the U.S. House of Representatives passed … Read more
China warned Wednesday that a potential TikTok ban would “come back to bite the United States.” The House is expected to vote Wednesday morning on a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to divest the video-based social media app or face a ban in the U.S. “Although the United States has never … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said that former President Trump’s opposition to a bill that could ban TikTok did not influence her decision to vote against the bill on Wednesday. “I haven’t spoken to Donald Trump about the bill. These were my own conclusions, and I made the vote based on my own conclusions and … Read more
The chief executive of TikTok expressed disappointment after the House passed a bill on Wednesday that could ban the popular social media app and urged users to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to vote against the bill, which now heads to the upper chamber. In a video posted to TikTok, CEO Shou Chew … Read more
