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Marco Rubio Brings Back Proposal for Tougher Restrictions on TikTok, WeChat and Other Foreign...
At the end of October, Rubio brought out the “Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act” which “would establish a set of data protection and censorship related standards and restrictions that must be met by high-risk foreign software…in order to legally operate in the United States.” Rubio’s bill would have warning labels on those programs and apps and ensure there are annual public disclosures from the companies running them.
Rick Scott: FTC Should Investigate Zoom’s Ties to China
Scott's letter to the Federal Trade Commission follows the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent announcement that a former Zoom executive had been charged for coordinating with the Communist Party of China to target U.S.-based dissidents and disrupt video meetings commemorating the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Marco Rubio Brings Out Bill to Force More Restrictions, Tougher Standards on TikTok, WeChat
Last week, Rubio brought out the “Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act” which “would establish a set of data protection and censorship related standards and restrictions that must be met by high-risk foreign software...in order to legally operate in the United States.” Rubio’s bill would have warning labels on those programs and apps and ensure there are annual public disclosures from the companies running them.
Rick Scott Wants Apps to Reveal Their Country of Origin
Scott introduced the “American Privacy Protection (APP) Act” on Wednesday with U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., as a cosponsor.
Marco Rubio Calls on Trump to Address Threat Posed by Chinese Mobile Application QQ
In August, Rubio announced in an op-ed that he would “introduce legislation to create a framework of standards that must be met before a high-risk, foreign-based app is allowed to operate on American telecommunications networks and devices.”