U.S. House tries anew to force sale or ban for TikTok, a ‘spy balloon in your phone’ • Arkansas Advocate
WASHINGTON — U.S. House leadership has packaged more than a dozen bipartisan bills into a so-called “sidecar” agreement meant to attract isolationist lawmakers’ support for long-stalled foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The wide-ranging catchall, introduced as the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, would force the split of the hugely popular app TikTok from its Chinese […]
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Arkansas lawmakers provide feedback after U.S. House votes to ban TikTok
The United States House of Representatives voted 352 to 65 passing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. All four representatives from Arkansas voted in support of the bill.The push in Washington to ban certain apps such as TikTok comes as more lawmakers express their concerns over national security. Rep. Steve Womack released […]
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Arkansas delegation outlines support of TikTok ban vote
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Members of the Arkansas delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives all voted in favor of a bill that would mandate the sale of the popular social-media app TikTok. TikTok is owned by the Chinese company BtyeDance. Critics have argued that the company has ties that are too close to China’s […]
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Judge temporarily blocks Arkansas parental social media consent law
A federal judge temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that requires parental consent for children to create social media accounts. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas granted the preliminary injunction in response to a motion by Netchoice, a trade group for technology companies that has members including Facebook parent company Meta; […]
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Tech Companies Sue Arkansas Over Social Media Consent Law
After Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that requires teens and kids to get parental consent before signing up for social media, that law is now in the crosshairs of a tech trade group called NetChoice, which filed a lawsuit against it. How To Remove Followers From Twitter According to a press release […]
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Montana Ban Targets TikTok, Along with China and Big Tech | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
You’re reading Route Fifty’s State and Local Roundup. To get the week’s news to use from around the country, you can subscribe here to get this update in your inbox every Friday. *** It’s Friday, May 19, and we’d like to welcome you to the weekly State and Local Roundup. There’s plenty to keep tabs on, with a proliferation of […]
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Kansas follows Alabama’s lead on Tik Tok | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Tik Tok is no longer welcome on some state-owned devices in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly signed an official state ban. This makes her one of the first Democratic governor to outlaw the popular social media site on government issued devices. Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire have banned TikTok earlier […]
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Senate Approves Bill Banning TikTok From Federal Devices As GOP Campaign Against Social Media App Grows | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Topline The U.S. Senate passed legislation banning TikTok from all government devices in a unanimous vote Wednesday, following a recent surge by state governments to ban the app—owned by Chinese firm ByteDance—on national security grounds. Wisconsin congress members called for TikTok to be banned from government devices Tuesday. Getty Images Key Facts The No TikTok […]
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Arkansas governor bans TikTok on state-issued devices
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK/KAIT) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has put a stop to loading the TikTok app on state devices. The outgoing governor said on Friday, Dec. 16, he had directed Arkansas Director of Information Services, Jonathan Askins, to inform state employees the social media app is prohibited on their devices. Askins issued a […]
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Youngkin joins GOP governors in banning TikTok on state devices, wireless networks | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has become the latest in a series of Republican governors in banning TikTok on state government devices and wireless networks. Youngkin issued an executive order on Friday to ban applications owned by the Chinese internet companies ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings Limited — like TikTok and WeChat — on those […]
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