ICYMI: Rubio: Tackles both TikTok and Big Tech.
Both TikTok and Big Tech are clearly dangerous.It's time to address both
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
April 3, 2024
daily caller
Most Americans who oppose the bill that would separate TikTok from Chinese control do so for one of two reasons. One, they don't see TikTok as a threat. Second, they fear that by focusing on TikTok, American Big Tech companies will… get away with it.
The first concern was that Discussed in length…. However, the second concern is understandable. Big Tech has a lot to answer for…. Americans rightly demand that Congress hold these companies accountable…
Over the past few years, we have seen Amazon refuse to sell books that criticize left-wing gender ideology…. I saw Facebook hide An article about Hunter Biden's laptop for the national election… And we learned that Google reportedly relies on employee-created blacklists to prevent users from accessing conservative websites…
And then there's the impact social media has on children. There is no longer any reason to doubt that the app's algorithm is like this: person in charge Due to the prevalence of addiction, anxiety, and anxiety in the youngest generation…. Social media companies themselves are well aware of this issue…. Nevertheless, these companies continue to design algorithms to attract and retain young users for profit.
[I]Now is the time to hold Big Tech accountable by amending Section 230… By eliminating legal protections for market-dominant technology companies that censor or use algorithms to manipulate users' choices; [my DISCOURSE Act] Americans would then be able to sue such companies for provable harm…
Because TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a company controlled by the Chinese regime, the app currently requires special treatment from Congress… But don't get me wrong. I will not give any company a free pass to harm Americans, regardless of country of origin.
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