FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 7, 2024

MEDIA CONTACT: 

e: brian.phillips@mail.house.gov

c: 202.913.0126

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the below statement following the favorable reporting of H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, in the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee:

“Today’s extensive disinformation campaign perpetrated by TikTok at the expense of its users perfectly represents the troubling scale of this app’s influence. Despite TikTok’s disingenuous actions, H.R. 7521 does not ban TikTok. Instead, this bill incentivizes TikTok U.S. to sever its concerning relationship with ByteDance and the Chinese Communist Party, not only cutting off their ability to surveil Americans and sell their data but enabling TikTok U.S. to become an American company guided by American principles and Western democratic values.

“TikTok should be available to all Americans, free from the Chinese Communist Party’s influence, to protect every U.S. consumer, creator, and small business. Congress has a responsibility to address the dangers posed by the CCP, and we must ensure the safety and security of our nation and its citizens.”

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