New York Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman has positioned himself as a TikTok ally as both parties on Capitol Hill debate whether or not to ban the Chinese-controlled platform entirely for national security purposes.
Bowman will reportedly host a press conference on Wednesday on Capitol Hill that will feature “dozens of TikTok content creators to make the case forthe app in the U.S.,” according to NBC News. Bowman has denounced moves by both parties to ban TikTok and called it “fearmongering.”
The congressman compared the warnings about TikTok to Republican “fearmongering” about the open border and even said the ban stemmed from a “xenophobia around China.” Bowman will be joined at his press conference by Rep. Mark Pocan , which comes just before TikTok CEO Shou Zi Choubefore the House Energy and Commerce Committee. TikTok spokesperson Jamal Brown expressed appreciation for Bowman’s support.
“That could totally happen. Let’s shut down Facebook and force Mark Zuckerberg to create a new platform,” said Bowman. “When we look at American companies like Facebook looking the other way in 2016 when Russia colluded to impact our election — Facebook is a national security risk. We’re not talking about a ban on Facebook.”“I think the more we learn, the more you’ll see people stand up and defend TikTok,” he said.
Meeks said he opposed the legislation, asserting it would “damage our allegiances across the globe, bring more companies into China’s sphere, destroy jobs here in the United States andMeeks further accused the bill of being “dangerously overbroad” and would create U.S. sanctions on Korean and Taiwanese “companies that supply Chinese companies with semiconductor chips and other equipment.”
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