DeSantis Says He Would Eye U.S. Ban of TikTok If Elected President

[Zorro]

GOP presidential contender calls confronting China a top economic priority

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said if elected he would look at a national ban of TikTok, the popular video sharing app, citing a growing threat to the U.S. from China.

“I am inclined to not want TikTok in the United States,” DeSantis told The Wall Street Journal in an interview following the release of his economic plan that identifies confronting Beijing as a priority. “I think it’s creating a security vulnerability for us. I think they are mining a lot of data.”

The Florida governor also said he would work to oust Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before his post expires in 2026, adding to his continuing criticism of the Fed, and said he would support rules governing how the central bank sets interest rates.

On TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, DeSantis also cited the impact the service can have on children, calling it “very very toxic.” But he stressed he wouldn’t go as far as the Restrict Act, a bipartisan measure introduced in the Senate that would allow the president to take action against an array of foreign software and services from U.S. adversaries.

“At the end of the day I don’t want big brother to be getting into everybody’s apps,” he said. “It’s about vulnerabilities to our country.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/desantis-calls-for-ending-normal-trade-ties-with-china-26417f12?st=0xzeyq0ni9vhzyd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

"...I don’t want big brother to be getting into everybody’s apps..."

Yes he does. You know he does. Because TikTok is "woke".

[Lovie777]

1. Has he forgotten about Florida?.......................

Medical attention and garbage patrol, et al.,

[Sneederbunk]

2. That's a very big "if" MoRon.

[edhopper]

3. I actually agree

Tik Tok is a data mining app masquerading as a video app. To a much greater extent than Facebook, Twitter or anything else you want to throw in a s a "Yeah, but". And that data goes directly to the Chinese government.

[womanofthehills]

7. 80 million young people in US are in TicToc

I think any politician who wants to get rid of TicToc is not thinking straight. Over one billion young people world wide are on TicToc.

So many severely handicapped kids are famous on on TicToc - it’s their lifeline to other people and a way for them to make a living. Kids can make an income on TicToc.

[edhopper]

8. I don't think it is feasible

I just think tik tok opens everything on your phone to the Chinese government.

[Freethinker65]

4. Is DeSantis being paid by the Trump campaign to make Trump look sane?

[Initech]

5. We do have this thing called the First Amendmend that would stop this.

God, republicans are fucking insane!

[FSogol]

6. Does DeSantis have any opinions on any real issues? Everything is hatred of the other and culture

war crap. He's a real useless shithead.