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March 13, 2024

House to Vote on Banning TikTok
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In news from Capitol Hill, the House is expected to vote today on a bill
that could lead to a nationwide ban on the popular social media app Tik
Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company Byte Dance. The bill attempts
to force Byte Dance to sell Tik Tok or be banned. Backers of the bill
claim Tik Tok poses a national security threat. On Tuesday, a group of
lawmakers spoke out against the legislation. This is Congressmember
Maxwell Alejandro Frost.

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost: "I am highly concerned about our data
being collective and being misused by both foreign adversaries and also
domestic companies. But this bill does not fix that problem, let's be
honest here. This bill doesn't fix it."



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