Why Some Lawmakers Want to Ban TikTok
WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 16 December 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:22.0 | From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. |
| 0:27.0 | The social media app Tiktok is a hit, but is its time up in the US? |
| 0:32.0 | Plus, President Biden considers sending hatred missiles to Ukraine. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:40.0 | We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Kim Strassel and editorial board member Kate Batchelder O'Dell. |
| 0:47.0 | Happy Friday to you both. |
| 0:49.0 | China's ownership and control over Tiktok has been a point of controversy back at least to the Trump administration. |
| 0:56.0 | But now it seems like Washington might have gotten the political will to do at least something about it. |
| 1:01.0 | The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to ban Tiktok from government devices that may get a vote here shortly in the House. |
| 1:09.0 | It was by unanimous consent in the Senate. |
| 1:12.0 | It's a bill from Missouri Republican Senator Josh Polly. |
| 1:15.0 | There are states that are making similar moves in recent days. |
| 1:19.0 | Here is New Hampshire governor Chris to new knew. |
| 1:21.0 | New Hampshire is joining the growing list of states that have banned Tiktok and other Chinese companies from state government devices and networks. |
| 1:29.0 | This move will help preserve the safety security and privacy of the citizens of New Hampshire. |
| 1:34.0 | And then there is also a bill by Florida Senator Marco Rubio to ban Tiktok from operating entirely inside the United States. |
| 1:42.0 | And here is Senator Rubio to make his case. |
| 1:44.0 | I want to ban Tiktok for a very simple reason. |
| 1:46.0 | They allow the Chinese Communist Party to gain access to all of the private data on any device in America that's using Tiktok. |
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