A left-wing think tank opposing anti-TikTok legislation that could lead to it being banned in the U.S. can thank the app for helping to keep its light on.
at a bill aiming to force the Chinese company ByteDance to divest from TikTok over national security concerns or else see its popular video app kicked off U.S. app stores. That same-based nonprofit group counts TikTok as a donor to the tune of at least $200,000 since 2020, according to financial disclosures.
“It’s revealing that the loudest voices in America defending TikTok are getting paid by TikTok,” Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, told the. “There’s no substantive defense for protecting the Chinese Communist Party’s control of the social media app, so TikTok makes up for that shortfall with money.”asserted he would sign the bill if it clears both chambers.
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at El Portal restaurant Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Phoenix. with other groups to congressional leaders claiming that the anti-TikTok bill “would violate the First Amendment rights of Americans across the country who rely on TikTok for information, communication, advocacy, and entertainment.”titled “A TikTok Ban Could Embolden Authoritarian Censorship, Experts Warn.
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