"The chair of the House Select Committee on China called it "digital fentanyl" that brainwashes young Americans into supporting Hamas. A former national security adviser said letting TikTok remain in the US under its Chinese owner "would be akin to allowing Soviet control of several major American newspapers and TV channels during the Cold War." Lawmakers left classified national security briefings about TikTok sharing grave concerns."
"But nearly a year after the app should have been kicked out of the US, TikTok remains widely available, thanks to intervention from the administration of President Donald Trump. A promised acquisition by US investors, brokered through Trump, has been stalled for months. And the lawmakers who passed the ban are largely staying quiet. Do you have information about the Trump administration's deal to save TikTok in the US? Reach out to Lauren Feiner on Signal from a non-work device at laurenfeiner.64"
Less than two years ago, TikTok became a national security crisis on Capitol Hill, with leaders calling it 'digital fentanyl' and warning it could sway young Americans. A former national security adviser compared Chinese ownership to Soviet control of major US media during the Cold War. Classified briefings raised grave concerns. Congress passed a bipartisan law forcing ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban. Nearly a year after the deadline, TikTok remains widely available in the US because a promised US-investor acquisition, brokered through President Trump, has been stalled for months, and supportive lawmakers have been largely silent.
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