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On Tuesday, billionaire tech executive and X owner Elon Musk raised concerns about a bill making its way through Congress that seeks to clamp down on U.S. access to social media applications such as Chinese-owned TikTok unless they sever ties with foreign adversaries that are deemed a national security threat.

Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist” who championed the “Twitter Files,” responded to a post from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) highlighting text from the legislation that addresses websites and businesses that provide services to social media platforms found to be in violation of proposed law.

“The so-called TikTok ban is a trojan horse. The President will be given the power to ban WEB SITES, not just Apps. The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S….

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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WASHINGTON — South Dakota’s lone congressman is showing his support of a bill that could lead to a ban on one of the country’s most popular social media apps.

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In a statement issued Monday, March 11, Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., announced his co-sponsorship of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled…

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By Josh Christenson

Bipartisan legislation that would force Chinese government-linked ByteDance to sell off TikTok cleared a House committee vote unanimously on Thursday — with lawmakers defying an all-out pressure campaign by the app and disgruntled users to kill the bill.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act by a 50-0 vote during a markup session.

The bill would bar companies like Apple or Google from offering TikTok on their app stores or providing the social platform with web hosting services in the US unless ByteDance divests itself with 180 days.

The…

TikTok users have reported getting push notifications urging them to contact their members of Congress to protest newly proposed legislation that would require that parent Chinese-owned ByteDance divest the app.

The notification warns users to “Stop a TikTok shutdown,” warning that Congress “is planning a total ban of TikTok.” It features a link where they can enter their ZIP code and then call their member of Congress, according to lawmakers.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote this afternoon on legislation that would would prevent app stores or web hosting services from TikTok applications unless it severs ties to ByteDance. The bill also gives the president a process for designating that a social media application under the control…