Posted on 03/27/2023 7:51:21 PM PDT by Bayard
One of the authors of a Senate bill that would enable the US commerce department to ban technologies with links to foreign governments has said the Biden White House is “very in favor” of the measure, but stopped short of saying whether the administration has discussed possibly prohibiting the Chinese-owned platform TikTok in particular.
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Tucker Carlson talked about this bill on tonight’s show.
It bad. Really bad.
Figures, because the Federal Government cannot do anything right.
It is a poison pill, it’s the PATRIOT Act on bath salts and will completely destroy the internet as we know it with massive censorship.
This bill is U.S.C. 1984
Oh, Great, just by the title it is evil.
What’s in it for the Biden Administration? Cracking down on free speech? Zuckerberg controls Facebook and Instagram. They’re working on a plan to contain Elon Musk.
Who are the damn republicans supporting this?
Censorship is never the answer.
Tik Tok needs to be banned or tightly controlled, but S 686 injects tyranny upon almost all applications. Use of a VPN or encrypted communications could get you 20 years in federal prison if it passes.
“Use of a VPN or encrypted communications could get you 20 years in federal prison if it passes.”
bttt
From TicTok to everything else. Free Republic?
Tucker Carlson Tonight 03/27/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwf1m6Amcv8
Start around 4:20 into the video.
I watched Tucker tonight. I think he spotted a new strategy to take care of those who oppose the Marxist agenda: eliminate the opposing web platforms.
There are already legal authorities on the books that ban suspect foreign companies and products.
Yep, it would be the Patriot Act for the internet.
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