re: #136 KGxvi

There are many annoying parts to this. It feels like an assault on First Amendment rights to speech and association. And the purported reason (that it is own by the Chinese government) is bullshit: The China Internet Investment Fund owns 1% of one subsidiary, which is a Chinese based entity.

If they are really worried about data collection, they’d pass a bill that actually addresses data collection practices for all internet based businesses. But they don’t.

This is one of those times when I really hope cloture kills a bill.

It’s not about data collection. It’s about TikTok being a propaganda outlet, that unlike social media is targeting individuals, with no information from other users to dilute the propaganda.