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The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with congressional staff to lobby against the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok, according to two of the Capitol Hill staffers. TikTok, which is owned by the Beijing-based company ByteDance, has repeatedly denied a relationship with the Chinese government and sought to distance itself from its Chinese …
Moreno will now have plenty of time to practice his crying techniques while in an ICE detainment center. Pro-tip: Easy on the snot next time, pendejo. pic.twitter.com/TgPKVaQ8cA — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 29, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous. “OK, listen, if you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you,” one said, giggling and talking over other young voices in the background. “I’ll shoot you and find you and …
“The bill poses significant risk of being Patriot Act 2.0…There’s no way to argue this language isn’t vague and could invite abuse…An Elon or a Trump or you take Rumble for example, which is also accused of being a Russian agent, they could be forced to divest the company or have it be banned.” 🚩 …
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s impassioned plea about the social media giant TikTok not only captured the attention of her colleagues but also set the internet abuzz with myriad interpretations and theories. During her sloppy speech, Pelosi made an intriguing analogy to the classic game of tic-tac-toe to underscore her claim that the proposed legislation …
The people who’ve handed our country to China are banning TikTok to protect you from China? Probably not. So what’s really going on? Rand Paul joins us to explain. pic.twitter.com/XRe7fvqoOw — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 14, 2024 I wonder why we seem to have forgotten this? pic.twitter.com/BOfTvKXgAy — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 15, 2024
by Michael What happens when millions of TikTok influencers scream in horror all at once? On Wednesday, the worst fears of TikTok addicts were realized when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban the distribution of TikTok in the U.S. if ByteDance does not sell its shares to someone else. …
The US House is set to vote on a bill today that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to divest from the video-sharing app within 165 days or face a total ban in the country, where TikTok has 170 million users. The bill needs a two-thirds majority to pass. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has …
NEW: US House to vote 10 am today on TikTok ban https://t.co/qjx6eB45X8 — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 13, 2024 The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States. The legislation is the biggest threat yet …
The so-called TikTok ban is a trojan horse. The President will be given the power to ban WEB SITES, not just Apps. The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S. (or offshore) INTERNET HOSTING SERVICE or App Store, not the “foreign adversary.”https://t.co/iKtAQFGeQH pic.twitter.com/P26hEbzQrf — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 12, 2024 The …
Donald Trump is now to the left of President Biden when it comes to TikTok – with Biden telling reporters recently that if Congress passes a bipartisan proposal that could ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on national security grounds (whether it actually poses a threat or not), “I’ll sign it.“ The comment came after the House Energy and Commerce …
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China’s ByteDance six months to divest from short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The 50-0 vote represents the most significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown on TikTok, which has about 170 million U.S. users, which had stalled over the …
JUST IN: Massive global outage has affected dozens of top platforms today, including the following: 📘 Facebook 📸 Instagram 🎮Google Play💬 Facebook Messenger 🎥 YouTube 📱 Google 💬 WhatsApp📭 Gmail🗺️ Google Maps📞Teams📲TikTok 👻Snapchat — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) March 5, 2024 Meta-owned Facebook, Messenger and Instagram experienced worldwide outages Tuesday, with more than half a …
Note the shirt Chaya is wearing. HIGHLIGHT REEL!! Taylor Lorenz equates nose jobs with boys chopping off their d*cks cuz they think they’re girls. She’s okay with p*rn in schools, says Miami will disappear because of climate change, and refuses to say her age! pic.twitter.com/AxPbjJ55yW — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 25, 2024 .@libsoftiktok DESTROYS …
by Chris Black Apparently, they need fewer Albanians because they need the room for more Africans. The UK is definitely not slowing immigration, generally. Who even knows why they’re targeting Albanians. The Mirror: The Home Office plans to pay a rapper, two comedians, TV stars and influencers to post messages on TikTok deterring small boat …
Biden campaign uses banned Chinese spy app. Biden campaign bragging about using a Chinese spy app even though Biden signed a law banning it on all federal devices https://t.co/hEXKGuNrvr — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) February 12, 2024 The reelection campaign for US President Joe Biden has joined TikTok, despite the White House banning government agencies from …
A long-time Amazon seller is excited about using TikTok as a new way to sell products, comparing it to Amazon’s success. However, they’re having trouble with TikTok banning their stores and are looking for help to continue their sales on the platform. For the first time in my 10+ years of selling on Amazon, I …
Facebook has banned Libs of TikTok from the platform for breaking ‘community standards’ as the popular right-wing account has warned of ‘extreme censorship’ ahead of the 2024 election. The owner behind Libs of TikTok, Chaya Raichik, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday as she posted the message she received about the account …
🔥🚨DEVELOPING: It appears that TikTok has begun censoring people for election related content that leans right. A user named “QueenPettyLex” voiced her concerns online. pic.twitter.com/AhtIR8iBIH — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) December 12, 2023
via townhall: The Biden administration’s Chinese Communist Party-controlled social media birds appear to be coming home to roost. Despite concerns from Republicans and some Democrats about the way TikTok is used to influence its American users, the president and most of his party slow-walked processes and ambiguously dismissed questions about the administration’s plan to address …
TikTok is “proactively and aggressively” taking down videos boosting a letter written by Osama bin Laden laying out his justification for the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Videos referencing the 2002 letter, which was published on the Guardian’s website two decades ago, had spread across multiple …
by Chris Black Why can’t Americans ban things in the name of social harmony? Do the people who run America hate society and harmony? If so, why? America talks about banning TikTok, but they do it under the idiotic conspiracy theory that it’s used by the Chinese to spy on people (as opposed to using …
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Wednesday banning TikTok in the state. Gianforte tweeted that he has banned TikTok in Montana “to protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party,” officially making it the first state to ban the social media application. The controversial law marks the furthest step yet by …
Today’s front cover of @USATODAY! pic.twitter.com/vNQ2pnyNIp — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2023 Thank you Elon! Huge achievement! And thank you for continuing to protect free speech on this platform. — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2023 h/t jlee2027
It could be two parts I’ve also heard from people who have kids that are applying to colleges right now that ACT and SAT don’t matter anymore I’m looking forward to seeing how they select the Ivy League students in the coming years — Ryan Kramer 🛠️+⚙️=📈 (@ryankramerllc) October 12, 2023 Top careers for US …
The social media app is adding new features to connect users seeking verified resources for mental health and a new way to control screen time.
by DesmondMilesDant Caption: Zerohedge : https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/… Caption: Full study by FDIC. https://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/… The LDC debt crisis was a major event that occurred in the early 1980s. It began when Mexico’s minister of finance informed the Federal Reserve chairman, the secretary of the treasury, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director that Mexico would …
The government is now hounding every part of big tech to erase the livelihood and existence of Russell Brand. I didn’t believe this whole thing was about silencing him, but this makes me think there’s more to this. (Rumble’s response is below) The government is now hounding every part of big tech to erase the …
Worried shoppers have revealed how TikTok-inspired looting has left them nervous on Oxford Street – as experts blame rising crime, Covid and online shopping for the shocking demise of London’s famous shopping district. Once dubbed ‘the jewel in London’s shopping crown’, experts say that Oxford Street has fallen behind Regent Street and Carnaby Street and …
The Walt Disney Co. has teamed up with a transgender TikTok influencer to promote apparel for girls — specifically, Minnie Mouse-themed clothes that include a red dress, yellow pumps, and a red hair bow. Transgender influencer Seann Altman — a biological male who identifies as “gender fluid” — created a promotional TikTok video for Disney …