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Lawmaker Warns ‘TikTok Ban’ Gives President Power to Ban Websites

“The so-called TikTok ban is a trojan horse,” warns Rep. Thomas Massie.

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This article originally appeared on InfoWars and was republished with permission.

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has raised the alarm that the new bill ostensibly designed to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok also gives the president the power to ban entire websites.

“The so-called TikTok ban is a trojan horse” said Massie Tuesday. “The President will be given the power to ban WEB SITES, not just Apps.”

“The person breaking the new law is deemed to be the U.S. (or offshore) INTERNET HOSTING SERVICE or App Store, not the ‘foreign adversary.’”

Massie then focused on a specific exclusion in the bill.

Similarly, X boss Elon Musk echoed Massie’s sentiment by saying the new law enables government censorship.

Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump also came out against the ban on TikTok by saying the move would empower Facebook, whom he considers “an enemy of the people.”

“Without TikTok, you can make Facebook bigger,” said Trump to CNBC Monday. “And I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people, along with a lot of the media.”

Massie has a track record of calling out government overreach.

In November, Massie also raised the alarm of a failed effort to stop a federal mandate that would require all vehicles sold after 2026 to be equipped with a kill switch.

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