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House unveils bipartisan bill to ban TikTok |
A new bill that aims to ban TikTok, unless it breaks off from its Chinese-based parent company, was unveiled by bipartisan House lawmakers Tuesday — and it appears to try to mitigate some of the concerns raised by other efforts in the past. |
The bill would force ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to divest the shortform video app or face a ban of the platform in the U.S. Introduced by Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, "Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" specifically defines ByteDance and TikTok as a foreign adversary controlled application. The bill also creates a broader framework that would allow the president to designate other foreign adversary controlled applications. Foreign adversaries under the scope of the bill include China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. The bill would give ByteDance more than five months after the law would go into effect to divest TikTok. If the company does not divest from TikTok, it would become illegal to distribute it through an app store or web hosting platform in the U.S., effectively banning it even among current users. The bill has more than a dozen bipartisan co-sponsors, with an even split down party lines, according to a committee aide. It will be considered at Thursday markup in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. TikTok spokesperson Alex Haurek said the legislation is an "outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it." "This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs," Haurek told The Hill. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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The Treasury Department banned the maker of spyware used to target government officials, reporters and activists, deploying “first-of-its-kind” sanctions against sellers of commercial spyware. The U.S. government deployed sanctions against Greece-based spyware vendor Intellexa on Tuesday and the company's leadership after targeting U.S. officials. "Today's actions represent a tangible step forward in … |
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| The price of a single bitcoin hit an all-time high Tuesday, topping $68,800 for the first time since November 2021 and extending a rally fueled by a cash infusion following the approval of exchange-traded funds that hold the cryptocurrency. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first U.S. spot exchange-traded funds in January, lending legitimacy to once-fringe digital assets and opening the door to billions … |
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is calling on residents in Travis County, Texas — the home of the city of Austin — to head to the ballot box for Tuesday’s Democratic primary to push out the county’s current district attorney. Reposting a message from defense attorney Jeremy Sylestine, who is challenging incumbent Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza (D), Musk wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, “Sorry … |
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Trust in artificial intelligence (AI) companies has dipped to 35 percent over a five-year period in the U.S., according to new data. The data, released Tuesday by public relations firm Edelman, found that trust in AI companies also dropped globally by eight points, going from 61 percent to 53 percent. The dwindling confidence in the rapidly-developing tech industry comes as regulators in the U.S. and across the globe are brainstorming … |
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Startups could benefit from SEC climate rule |
Startups that focus on carbon measurement, tracking, reporting and verification could stand to benefit if the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopts its controversial climate disclosure rule Wednesday, TechCrunch reported. |
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Google cracks down on AI clickbait in search |
Google plans to reduce the amount of artificial intelligence (AI) generated clickbait in its search results with a new spam policy, Wired reported. |
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Meet Ukraine's small but lethal weapon lifting morale: Unmanned sea drones packed with explosives |
Uncrewed, remote-controlled boats have been around since the end of World War II. Late last century, technological innovations broadened their potential uses. Lethal, advanced sea drones developed and deployed by Ukraine in its war with Russia have opened a new chapter in that story. Ukraine claims … |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on Tuesday rescinded a department memo meant to ban the famous World War II photo of … Read more |
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