TikTok Seen as Just Part of the Data Privacy Problem
Critics push for laws to address more social networks.
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By passing a bill that could ban video-sharing app TikTok in the US, the House of Representatives took one of the most aggressive legislative moves the country has seen during the social media era. Many lawmakers who opposed the bill want to think bigger. “We need to address data privacy across all social networks, including American companies like Meta and X, through meaningful regulation that protects freedom of expression,” said Wisconsin Democrat Mark Pocan in a post on X after he voted against the bill. “Not just single out one platform.”