Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation is split on the possible ban on TikTok, the popular social video app that has become a point of contention for the U.S. government due to its Chinese ownership and app security concerns. Here's a look at where they stand and what's next for the bill.
This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,Massachusetts’ all-Democratic congressional delegation is often in lockstep when voting on issues. But potentially banning TikTok? That’s not one of them. The House’sof a bill yesterday that would likely ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app in the U.S. divided the Bay State’s representatives into two camps.
All those in favor: Reps. Lori Trahan, Jake Auchincloss, Seth Moulton, Stephen Lynch and Bill Keating. “We just don’t want the Chinese Communist Party owning TikTok, owning all of Americans’ private data on TikTok and manipulating the feeds that they get,” Moulton All those against: Reps. Richard Neal, Jim McGovern, Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley voted no, arguing the “rushed” bill raises free speech concerns and would hurt Americans who used TikTok to make a living. “America should be doing way more to protect data privacy & combatting misinformation online,” McGovernCatch up: The bill isn’t technically a 100% ban. It would require TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the platform within six months — something ByteDance says it won’t do.
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