TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban | The Verge
Date : 2024-03-07
Description
This summary was drafted with mixtral-8x7b-instruct-v0.1.Q5_K_M.gguf
As support grows for a bill in Congress that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, the video platform is trying to rally support among its users. TikTok sent users in the US a push notification on Wednesday, warning that 'Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok' that would 'strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.' The bill, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, is in response to the perceived national security risks of TikTok, particularly around how the company collects user data. If passed, the new bill will likely face legal challenges as well. Mia Sato reports.
Read article here
Recently on :
Regulations | Policy
Design | Culture
Social Science | Society
WEB - 2025-07-23
Preventing Woke AI In Federal Government
Citing concerns that ideological agendas like Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are compromising accuracy, this executive ...
WEB - 2025-07-10
America’s AI Action Plan
To win the global race for technological dominance, the US outlined a bold national strategy for unleashing innovation, buildin...
WEB - 2024-09-16
China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries
There may be no more important question for the West’s competitive position in advanced industries than whether China is becomi...
WEB - 2024-03-07
TikTok is urging users to call Congress about a looming ban | The Verge
The Verge - TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, sent users in the US a push notification on Wednesday, warning that 'Co...
WEB - 2024-02-07
The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes
Cory Doctorow examines the CHIPS Act and its implications for America's high-tech industry. He argues that while the Act may ad...