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FCC Chair Backs Bill Forcing TikTok Parent To Divest App Or Face U.S. Ban – If Legislation “Makes It To The President’s Desk, He Should Absolutely Sign It”
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel backs a House bill that would force Tiktok's Chinese parent ByteDance to divest or see the app banned in the U.S.
A bill passed by the House last month that would require parent ByteDance to divest TikTok or see the app banned appears to have stalled in the Senate. The first female to head the powerful commission also talked about a looming vote to reinstate net neutrality rules, online privacy and her push for a new “cyber trust mark” for connected devices in the home — so “If you want to go buy a baby monitor, you can know that it adheres to some basic standards and it is safe.” The rules prevents internet providers from blocking or throttling consumer access to websites or services, creating fast lanes, or censoring content.
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