Recent developments indicate a growing concern among U.S. lawmakers, including GOP FL Rep Waltz and Representative Mike Gallagher, regarding TikTok's ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its potential implications for user data security and propaganda, as highlighted in a WSJ report. A bill aiming to sever TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance, is under discussion, amidst warnings that expanding the bill to address broader social media issues could jeopardize its passage. This legislative effort is part of a broader scrutiny of TikTok's operations, including its e-commerce practices, as the platform announces increases in seller fees from 2% to 6%, which could lead to higher prices for consumers. Additionally, the Club for Growth, backed by a major investor in TikTok's parent company, has reportedly threatened to lower the conservative ratings of GOP lawmakers who support the TikTok ban. These developments reflect the complex interplay between national security concerns, the influence of financial interests, and the challenges of regulating global technology platforms.
Tech Latest: TikTok sell-or-ban bill -- What's next? https://t.co/PQQbkQSCGi
AIs have all the training data they need to hide how much they know about you. https://t.co/tt4RBVxzwk
Facebook and Netflix are sharing your DMs and watch history with each other and the government wants to ban TikTok because China bad?
🚨 NETFLIX AND META SWAPPED YOUR PRIVATE DATA Facebook gave Netflix all your private messages on Messenger in exchange for all your watch history, while Netflix paid them $100M+ for ads. Source: @deedydas https://t.co/R7QWxCVx33
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The days of buying ultra-cheap stuff on TikTok Shop may be winding down. Starting today, the fees TikTok charges sellers increase from 2% to 6% of the price of each order. They will creep up to 8% in July—ultimately, making it harder for sellers to stay afloat. https://t.co/BhPK91lnu2
In @nytopinion TikTok, China and “the propaganda threat”: Representative Mike Gallagher, a Republican who co-sponsored of the bill to force the sale of TikTok, speaks with Jane Coaston about why he’s he’s concerned about the status quo. https://t.co/jPVPiAXVaP
SCOOP: Club for Growth, funded by major TikTok parent-company investor Jeff Yass, has warned GOP lawmakers that they will give them a worse conservative grade if they vote for a TikTok ban via @Hailey_Fuchs https://t.co/adho30xllg
TikTok's shopping features won over sellers and shoppers by offering deals that can seem too good to be true. But now, TikTok is raising sellers fees, which may translate into higher prices. https://t.co/wO3peCsz33
🚨The TikTok bill is in danger🚨 Expanding H.R.7521 to address other social media issues would poison-pill the legislation. It risks giving the Chinese Communist Party a free pass. Don’t overcomplicate this. Sever TikTok from ByteDance. End of story. https://t.co/mPdlpwfcVo
The app’s shopping features won over sellers and shoppers by offering deals that can seem too good to be true. Now TikTok is raising sellers fees, which may translate into higher prices. https://t.co/1KD8vEb3HW
TikToxic. US lawmakers should demand it divested from China's Communist Party. China has installed their own direct propoganda weapon of mass influence on hundreds of millions of Americans phones https://t.co/bmENqcS04k
GOP FL Rep Waltz on voters being split about banning TikTok: This is about the Chinese Communist Party not having control of the data not& being able to manipulate the algorithms without anybody, knowing. We wouldn't have allowed this..with the Soviet Union back in the Cold War
Early Clues Emerge on Senate’s Plans for TikTok - WSJ https://t.co/aAL6y2CaaP