Proposed U.S. TikTok ban could impact all Chinese apps

Mar 06, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    4% Center

  • Reliability

    85% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    4% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    74% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

-21% Negative

  •   Conservative
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"If passed, the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act could impose fines of up to $5,000 per user on apps that continue operating within the U.S. under a foreign adversary's control."
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4% Conservative
"TikTok is Communist Chinese malware that is poisoning the minds of our next generation and giving the CCP unfettered access to troves of Americans' data, claimed Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, one of the bill's co-sponsors, in a press statement."
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-14% Liberal
"TikTok had 150 million U.S. users as of March last year (now including President Joe Biden), meaning it could rack up a potential fine of around $750 billion -- over three times ByteDance's October valuation."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"So long as it is owned by ByteDance and thus required to collaborate with the [Chinese Communist Party], TikTok poses critical threats to our national security, said Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who introduced the bill alongside Chairman Mike Gallagher."
Positive
8% Conservative
"So long as it is owned by ByteDance and thus required to collaborate with the [Chinese Communist Party], TikTok poses critical threats to our national security, said Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who introduced the bill alongside Chairman Mike Gallagher."
Positive
8% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : If passed, the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act could impose fines of up to $5,000 per user on apps that continue operating within the U.S. under a foreign adversary's control.

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