Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is not a fan of a US bill that would ban TikTok if it doesn’t sever its ties to China.
“This law is not just about TikTok, it is about censorship and government control!” Musk wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns. “If it were just about TikTok, it would only cite ‘foreign control’ as the issue, but it does not.”
Musk was responding to assertions from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) that the TikTok bill is a “trojan horse” that gives the president the power to ban websites and targets US companies.
“The President will be given the power to ban WEB SITES, not just Apps,” Rep. Massie tweeted. “The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S. (or offshore) INTERNET HOSTING SERVICE or App Store, not the ‘foreign adversary.'”
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