That would be a really weird interpretation of the First Amendment.
Despite the overwhelming support for the bill, several influential Congress members voted against it.
Im voting NO on the TikTok forced sale bill, said New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez onX.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew in Washington, DC.Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty Images)
TikTok called the bill a ban in an emailed statement to Gizmodo, noting the House rushed the process.
The plan reportedly backfired, enraging members of Congress as their phones rang off the hook all day.
The charade highlighted how much power TikTok has over Americans.
Trump is also reportedly close with a major investor in TikTok, Jeff Yass.
Elon Musk isalso opposing the TikTok bill, but hes more concerned about freedom of speech, per usual.
Musk said the bill was something of a trojan horse, and is really about censorship and government control.
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