'It was certainly a weird one,' one GOP House aide said of Wednesday's vote.
"It was certainly a weird one," one GOP House aide said of Wednesday's vote.Devotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington D.C., Mar. 13, 2024.The debate raging on Capitol Hill over TikTok is creating strange bedfellows and blurring ideological lines ahead of the November election.that would force TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance to sell its ownership in the social media platform or face having the app banned in the U.S.
Supporters of the legislation have centered their arguments around ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government, warning that relationship could turn TikTok into a potent tool for Beijing to invade the privacy of American consumers and influence them in an election year. Rep. Jim Himes speaks to members of the press after a briefing at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2024.The bill's passage flew in the face of an unrelenting lobbying campaign from TikTok itself, which sent influencers and a coterie of hired hands to Capitol Hill to convince lawmakers to oppose the bill.
Complicating the debate over the app is the 2024 presidential race, with each candidate bringing convoluted histories to the topic.
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