TikTok, the Chinese-controlled social media company that gives the Chinese Communist Party access to billions of bits of data about virtually every aspect of American life, has obviously become a clear and present danger to its American users and to the United States itself. With 170 million users in the U.S., including two out of every three American teenagers, we cannot turn a blind eye to the enormous risk that this app poses. That is why I rise in support of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This bipartisan bill, which passed last week unanimously out of committee, aims to prevent foreign adversaries from targeting, controlling, surveilling, and manipulating the American people online. It would specifically apply to apps controlled by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. Let me be clear: This bill does not ban TikTok. It simply requires TikTok to divest and separate itself from control by the Communist Government of China and, in doing so, prioritizes the safety and security of our Nation. ____________________
On the recordMarch 12, 2024
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