BMP Joins Letter Calling for a Hearing on TikTok and Google
Washington, DC. — Today, Aiden Buzzetti, President of the Bull Moose Project, signed on to a letter asking that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, convene a hearing regarding a potential partnership between TikTok and Google. The letter’s signatories include the Heritage Foundation, Internet Accountability Project, and American Principles Project.
The letter states:
“This partnership between Google and TikTok is deeply concerning as it threatens core principles of the free market and the individual freedom and privacy of everyday Americans. If unchecked, Google will consolidate more market share and TikTok could potentially tap into a wealth of data about its users' search and browsing habits. This would compromise data privacy, an issue Google has historically mishandled, having to pay a record $170 million to settle alleged violations of children’s privacy law in 2019.
For too long, Big Tech companies have silenced Americans while cozying up to the Chinese communist regime and must be held accountable by Congress and our laws. Google helped the Chinese government conduct mass surveillance on its citizens; there are multiple reports that TikTok itself has engaged in pro-China content moderation.”
To view the full letter click here.
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