Everyone knows the U.S. government wants to ban Tik Tok. There have been hearings and everything.
There was a bill introduced by Senator Mark Warner as well and it is not great. It is actually really awful. It goes so beyond the scope of banning Tik Tok and enters into the realm of government overreach.
A thread by Greg Price, the communications director for the ‘State Freedom Caucus Network’ really puts it into perspective.
The bill to ban TikTok is absolutely terrifying. It gives the government the ability to go after anyone they deem as a national security risk at which point they can access everything from their computer to video games to their ring light.
This is a Patriot Act for the internet. pic.twitter.com/uYea49F1b1
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 28, 2023
Believe it or not, it gets even worse: If you find you in violation, they can put you in jail for 20 years, fine you $1M, and seize your property.
They can also deem any foreign government an adversary without informing congress and everything they do is not subjected to FOIA. pic.twitter.com/3F3VTJrl5x
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 28, 2023
If this was about banning TikTok, they would pass a bill that simply bans TikTok.
But the uniparty is trying to create the same system of domestic spying they did after 9/11 for the internet but on steroids.
And h/t to @LPMisesCaucus for the screenshots.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 28, 2023
The bill was introduced by Senator Mark Warner from Virginia. Here's a list of all the people co-sponsoring it. Basically runs the table for worst members of the DC uniparty. pic.twitter.com/5Miq7fl8pu
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 28, 2023
Welp, do we all want to run and call our representatives? This thing is a mess.
The Uni-Party and their latest Trojan Horse. I don't use TikToc and hate it, this is not the answer.
— Suzanne Brodbeck (@Suzanne44208) March 28, 2023
Talking about the ‘Uni-Party’ was a popular reaction and honestly, it rings true.
We do not understand how anyone can support this thing unless they have a bigger goal or focus that does NOT include protecting the people FROM the government.
It's basically Patriot Act 2.0. People need to talk to their local and state representatives about this immediately.
This thing is no joke.
— JK (@jk_seriouslyjk) March 28, 2023
They're trying to pass the PATRIOT Act 2.0 https://t.co/zgonw1iRaW
— Real Political Data (@RealPData) March 28, 2023
This is because the PA expired a while back btw https://t.co/LeTgBGdrKR
— Actually_Tina_in_Fantasy_Oxford_FFXIV (@Actually_Tina) March 28, 2023
Comparisons of the bill to ‘The Patriot Act’ was also popular. Just for the sake of full disclosure, this editor was not a fan of ‘The Patriot Act’ and did indeed talk about how bad it was and even protested it on several occasions.
Yikes. All the yikes. Every last yike.
And then add several more yikes after that from the strategic yike reserve.
Look, TikTok is horrible, but this is even worse than that. https://t.co/JO2VM28cBq
— Ultra Grateful Calvin 🇺🇸🐶🏒 🎶 (@shoveitjack) March 28, 2023
We will add a yikes in here for good measure.
Reminder – there is no excuse the government won’t use to increase its power and control https://t.co/qMj4CN5izM
— Timothy Lewis (@TimeoutWithTL) March 28, 2023
Facts are facts and those facts can not be denied. The government made it clear at every turn during COVID they will use any excuse to wield power over the people.
Three weeks to flatten the curve https://t.co/ZhiFQfMlKW
— Teeser (@Teeserv2) March 28, 2023
EXACTLY. If we did not learn what most of the government’s goal is for us under COVID guidelines and restrictions we will never learn it.
Or the War on Drugs for the internet. https://t.co/ER1lx1Exjw
— Martin Skold (@MartinSkold2) March 28, 2023
HA! That one made us laugh because we all know how the war on drugs is going.
The CCP App TikTok absolutely needs to be kept out of the hands of American children.
But this bill is not the way to do it. https://t.co/hJioRyBBth
— Abe Hamadeh War Room (@AbeWarRoom) March 28, 2023
Well that's definitely horrifying.
The "Ban TikTok" bill is co-sponsored by dozens of Dems/Republican politicians and basically strips us of our rights.
Typical dystopian DC move. https://t.co/FJszgdr6nm
— Michael (@LegacyKillaHD) March 28, 2023
Like the tweets above, we may not be the biggest Tik Tok fans, but honestly, our government should not be using that as an excuse to gain more control over us. Since COVID we really do feel like we are living in the prequel to some dystopian fiction but the sad part is that it is reality.
Yeah. Just ban the specific app. The legislation should be one sentence long. https://t.co/ZmHfklEfd4
— Mulder’s Long Fight for Account Reinstatement (@proteinwisdom) March 28, 2023
BINGO. Why are all bills always so junked up? Keep it simple.
We propose to ban Tik Tok in America. Easy and it would be very easy for everyone to read it before it is passed.
IMAGINE THAT! People reading the bill BEFORE it is passed.
Let’s hope this one does not get passed.
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