The US Democratic congressman opposes a bill that gives President Joe Biden the power to ban TikTok, introduced by the Republican Party.
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| The Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) in 2020 unanimously recommended that ByteDance divest from TikTok because of concerns about user data security - Photo: REUTERS |
On February 28, Congressman Gregory Meeks - the top Democrat on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee - announced his opposition to a bill that would give President Joe Biden the power to ban the social networking application TikTok and other applications . other Chinese-owned.
US Republican Party wants to ban TikTok
According to Reuters news agency, the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee opened a debate on February 28 about the measure that the chairman of this committee, Republican Representative Michael McCaul, supported.
Specifically, that bill would give the administration new authority to ban TikTok, the ByteDance app used by more than 100 million Americans.
The committee is expected to vote on this measure as soon as February 28 (local time).
"Many Americans don't realize this is one of the biggest tracking efforts (from China) that have been quietly collecting personal data about their pockets," McCaul said, referring to TikTok.
In response, Mr. Meeks strongly opposed the bill. He said it would "destroy many jobs in the US, as well as infringe on core American values of free speech and free enterprise".
Such a ban would need to be approved by the entire House of Representatives and Senate before the president could sign it into law.
Long-lasting problems
The US government's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a powerful national security agency, unanimously recommended in 2020 that ByteDance divest from TikTok over concerns that user data could be compromised. transferred to the Chinese Government.
TikTok and CFIUS have been negotiating for more than two years on data privacy requirements.
Mr Meeks said Mr McCaul's bill was too broad, but he also believed concerns about TikTok were "legitimate".
This Democratic congressman offers an alternative that would allow the current negotiations between CFIUS and TikTok to continue.
McCaul noted that courts have repeatedly blocked attempts by the Trump administration to ban TikTok from US devices.
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged Congress not to ban TikTok, arguing that it would violate the freedom of speech of millions of Americans.
This month, President Biden said he wasn't sure if Washington would ban TikTok.
On February 27, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to ensure that TikTok is not available on any federal systems and devices.
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