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Comment by iforgot22

15 days ago

Huawei has been caught stealing more than enough trade secrets to justify a ban. I'd be happy if they banned a lot more Chinese firms for that, or just in response to China's own bans. But TikTok seems to be uniquely about censorship.

> But TikTok seems to be uniquely about censorship.

Censorship, or protectionism because TikTok is eating the lunch of the big US social media?

  • Gallagher (the bill sponsor) and several other lawmakers made it sound like censorship, and the timing also matches.