We won't know what's in it till we pass it....sound familiar? The language in this bill goes beyond tic-toc, such that our govt will be able to designate ANY content as foreign influenced - can you spell 1984?
Define Foreign adversary - the President can so designate same - gee, that's not open to political whims. Not as specific as he states - it's the iii's that give it far beyond what was needed. But I'm not a lawyer,never played one on TV fwiw.
So you’re saying that Matt Taibbi at Racket News has it all wrong? This legislation will not allow the president to arbitrarily decide that an internet platform, app, or website is a threat to national security and have it shut down? I ask, because Matt showed screenshots of the verbiage in the legislation and I interpreted it the same way he did.
Truth! Thank you for speaking on this very important topic. My 15 year old has gotten into his head that tik tok is innocent since he gets his news from social media! Lord help our young People!
Elon Musk is from South Africa and has investors from all over the world. Also, he supports politicians who allegedly encourage domestic terrorism. That’s not at all the same, right? The swamp consistently demonstrates that expansion of new punitive powers is only a brazen tweak away from common practice. They are trying to cancel X and Musk now on bullshit accusations with no precedent.
They have exploded all former boundaries of equal application of the law in their efforts to cancel JK Rowling, the Tate brothers, Kanye, Joe Rogan, X, Trump, and Tucker Carlson. They have blithely used conversations with foreign citizens to wiretap Tucker Carlson, Steve Cortes, justifying the whole Russia collusion hoax, and to investigate the whole 1/6 “insurrection” hoax.
Giving the government the power to cancel Tick Tock in the US is a fascist wet dream and should bring in a lot of lobbying money and US media investment. Tick Tock just signed a large contract with Fox News and that will, potentially, protect them in the Senate. The threat of big tech break ups, is a threat to end the tech protected oligopoly in the US. That should keep Google and FB and GoFundme in line at least through the next election.
The US government would never do that? Really?
The unintended consequences of government intervention to oust foreign investors is also potentially significant. Why would any investor invest in New York after the recent politicized ruling against Trump? There are attractive investments elsewhere.
Food for thought. I really respect your work as a journalist, but think there are many plausible scenarios to consider in this situation.
I will subscribe when you ever get the courage to directly criticize the insane carnage in Gaza, and the role of Soros (who is running out of time to atone literally so this is urgent for him)in the obliteration of our borders….and why we are seeing the chaos in our world now. Who wanted a dementia patient for a president and why? Who is really directing the policies of America today? Ben Shapiro says be no such thing as retirement, why? He wants more money to be sent overseas? Why? Every time you say you need subscribers, then give us a reason to subscribe or continue being boring beige and broke?
Thanks, but the details look fishy how this bill was written. I just don’t trust our current government.
We won't know what's in it till we pass it....sound familiar? The language in this bill goes beyond tic-toc, such that our govt will be able to designate ANY content as foreign influenced - can you spell 1984?
Define Foreign adversary - the President can so designate same - gee, that's not open to political whims. Not as specific as he states - it's the iii's that give it far beyond what was needed. But I'm not a lawyer,never played one on TV fwiw.
So you’re saying that Matt Taibbi at Racket News has it all wrong? This legislation will not allow the president to arbitrarily decide that an internet platform, app, or website is a threat to national security and have it shut down? I ask, because Matt showed screenshots of the verbiage in the legislation and I interpreted it the same way he did.
These bills carry so much baggage along with undesirable precedence in future legislation. This bill was poorly written.
Thank you for actual clarification, Raheem. It's been sorely missing in this back and forth argument.
Truth! Thank you for speaking on this very important topic. My 15 year old has gotten into his head that tik tok is innocent since he gets his news from social media! Lord help our young People!
The Patriot Act was supposed to work but not how this ADMINISTRATION is using it.
This ADMINISTRATION follows the law to a "T"
Like that's ever stopped them before.
Elon Musk is from South Africa and has investors from all over the world. Also, he supports politicians who allegedly encourage domestic terrorism. That’s not at all the same, right? The swamp consistently demonstrates that expansion of new punitive powers is only a brazen tweak away from common practice. They are trying to cancel X and Musk now on bullshit accusations with no precedent.
They have exploded all former boundaries of equal application of the law in their efforts to cancel JK Rowling, the Tate brothers, Kanye, Joe Rogan, X, Trump, and Tucker Carlson. They have blithely used conversations with foreign citizens to wiretap Tucker Carlson, Steve Cortes, justifying the whole Russia collusion hoax, and to investigate the whole 1/6 “insurrection” hoax.
Giving the government the power to cancel Tick Tock in the US is a fascist wet dream and should bring in a lot of lobbying money and US media investment. Tick Tock just signed a large contract with Fox News and that will, potentially, protect them in the Senate. The threat of big tech break ups, is a threat to end the tech protected oligopoly in the US. That should keep Google and FB and GoFundme in line at least through the next election.
The US government would never do that? Really?
The unintended consequences of government intervention to oust foreign investors is also potentially significant. Why would any investor invest in New York after the recent politicized ruling against Trump? There are attractive investments elsewhere.
Food for thought. I really respect your work as a journalist, but think there are many plausible scenarios to consider in this situation.
Brendan Carr’s statements on the current bill.
https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/1767545265223864595?s=20
Is there a stipulation in the language to stop the use of VPNs or not?
I will subscribe when you ever get the courage to directly criticize the insane carnage in Gaza, and the role of Soros (who is running out of time to atone literally so this is urgent for him)in the obliteration of our borders….and why we are seeing the chaos in our world now. Who wanted a dementia patient for a president and why? Who is really directing the policies of America today? Ben Shapiro says be no such thing as retirement, why? He wants more money to be sent overseas? Why? Every time you say you need subscribers, then give us a reason to subscribe or continue being boring beige and broke?
It wont matter...fans of TikTok in the senate wont let it pass, much less bring it to the floor for a vote. They have already said as much.
Thank you for the clarification