They're at it Again, Is it More Than a TikTok Ban?

Here's the latest proposal from "The Select Committee on the CCP", is it more than a TikTok ban? Could other undesirable applications be caught up in a dragnet? You decide.

As of this posting the proposed bill has yet to get a bill number for a floor vote. The press release link below has Rep. (Chairman) Gallagher's remarks on "Protecting Americans from Foreign AdversaryControlled Applications Act – 3/6/24".


Press Release:

https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/3.6.24%20Chairman%20Gallagher%20Press%20Conference%20Remarks.pdf


'Divestment, Not Censorship': Gallagher and Bipartisan Coalition Hold Press Conference on Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Applications Act

Video Segments of the Press Conference:

https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/divestment-not-censorship-gallagher-and-bipartisan-coalition-hold-press

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