Rep. Tim Walberg, before a House vote Wednesday to pass legislation that could eventually lead to banning the social media app TikTok in the U.S., said on Newsmax that allowing a Chinese-controlled company to retain the app’s ownership is a matter of national security.
“With the algorithms that are in place, the amount of data that they’re taking, it’s a danger to our country,” the Michigan Republican said on “National Report.” “But let me make it clear, right from the get-go: This is not a ban of TikTok. It never has been.”
The House passed the bipartisan legislation by a vote of 352-65, with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, voting present. President Joe Biden has said he will sign the bill into law if it passes the Senate and reaches his desk.
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